Elim Chan's baton-free mastery and Isata Kanneh-Mason's stunning performance provided everything the Proms should be and more
Elim Chan's baton-free mastery and Isata Kanneh-Mason's stunning performance provided everything the Proms should be and more, with a packed house, was a joyous celebration of fresh voices and new perspectives – and if you wanted to overturn all the false assumptions about classical music at a stroke, this surprising, inspiring concert was the way to do it.-century female teenage prodigy; and there was a world premiere that was clever, engaging, and humorous.
Kanneh-Mason brought the solo part steely flair and a tender intimacy in which she seemed to treat the Royal Albert Hall as her own living room; instead of projecting out, she drew everyone in towards her. Her sumptuous, elegant encore was Gershwin’s ‘The Man I Love’.
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