DACAMERA Presents Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason

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The eldest of the famed British musical family of seven musical prodigies, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason possesses dazzling technical skills and spellbinding musicality that have propelled the young musician into the international spotlight. She makes her Houston debut at DACAMERA in a recital featuring an equally exciting Houston premiere: Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Easter” Sonata – first lost for 150 years, then, when found, mistakenly attributed to her brother Felix, and finally recognized as her own and premiered in her name in 2012 – heard now for the first time live on the DACAMERA stage. Kanneh-Mason performs Mendelssohn’s sonata with works by two of Fanny Mendelssohn’s Romantic contemporaries: Schumann’s intimate “Scenes from Childhood” and the virtuosic final piano sonata of Chopin. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.dacamera.com/tickets/?id=405.

In addition, mark your calendar for the February 23 Houston premiere screening of Mercury Studios’ new feature documentary, “Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn” at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. A panel discussion with BAFTA-winning filmmaker Sheila Hayman, DACAMERA Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg and musicologist Marcia Citron will follow.