Rising Piano Star Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Makes Baltimore Debut at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore audiences will have the rare opportunity to experience one of classical music’s most compelling young voices whenJeneba Kanneh-Masonmakes her Baltimore debut as part of theShriver Hall Concert SeriesDiscovery Series on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at theBaltimore Museum of Art. The free concert invites audiences to experience a pianist praised byThe Guardianfor performing with “poetry and confidence.”
Kanneh-Mason has emerged as a major international talent, first capturing widespread attention with her BBC Proms debut performing Florence Price’sPiano Concerto in One Movement. Her subsequent recording of the work with the Chineke! Orchestra for Decca Classics drew high praise, withThe Guardiandeclaring that “Price could have no more persuasive an advocate.”
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Now an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Kanneh-Mason released her debut solo albumFantasiein March 2025 to wide acclaim. Named Classic FM’s Album of the Week and nominated for a prestigious Edison Award, the album showcases whatGramophonedescribed as “enormous technical resources in service of an uncommonly rich and versatile musical imagination.”
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Her Baltimore recital program reflects that same depth and curiosity, spanning Bach’sPartita No. 5, Beethoven’s dramatic“Tempest” Sonata, works by Debussy, and two towering Chopin ballades. The program also centers music by Black American composers William Grant Still and Florence Price, including Price’sFantasie nègre No. 1, a work especially close to the pianist’s artistic identity.
“It’s an honor to be performing on the prestigious Shriver Hall Concert Series in February 2026, particularly in this important venue’s 60th anniversary year,” Kanneh-Mason shared. “The Discovery Series offers me the chance to play a wide range of repertoire, from Chopin’s powerful Ballades to Florence Price’sFantasie No. 1with all its deeply felt passion.”
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For more information, visitwww.shriverconcerts.org.
