Saint-Saëns, the Unfathomable

The Kanneh-Mason family has produced several outstanding musicians. In addition to Sheku, arguably the family’s most famous member, his sister Jenneba Kanneh-Mason—the third of the siblings—is also pursuing a solo career. At the 2025 Ruhr Piano Festival, she will present an evocative program ranging from Bach to Beethoven to Chopin.

In Duisburg, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin—world-renowned for his exceptional technique—delivered a standout performance at the Ruhr Piano Festival, to great acclaim from both audiences and critics alike. The program featured works by Joseph Haydn, John Oswald, Nikolai Medtner, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as one of his own compositions, “Boîte à musique.”