Twenty-two-year-old Sheku Kanneh-Mason has managed to squeeze our conversation somewhere in between three performances at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson, Wyoming, a trip back to London (where he is for our call), his debut at Hollywood Bowl with the LA Phil and Gustavo Dudamel, a quick trip to Aspen Music Festival, Colorado, and a flight home to prepare for the BBC Proms. The cellist's busy performance schedule is the reason we're speaking in July, mid-heatwave, for an article that won't appear until the October issue of MT. His laptop pings several times during the call, which pointedly reminds me that this young musician is in high demand.
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