1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:02,866 -Hello, my name is Isata. -My name is Braimah. 2 00:00:02,866 --> 00:00:04,100 -My name is Sheku. 3 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,133 -My name is Konya Kanneh-Mason. 4 00:00:06,133 --> 00:00:07,600 -I'm Jeneba Kanneh-Mason. 5 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,800 -I'm Aminata. -I am Mariatu. 6 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:11,400 -Well, I wanted four children, 7 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,366 and Stuart wanted three children. 8 00:00:13,366 --> 00:00:16,333 So, we just ended up having seven, 9 00:00:16,333 --> 00:00:18,000 I suppose four plus three. 10 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,866 -We're a family like most other families, 11 00:00:19,866 --> 00:00:21,500 although we're a bit larger than most families. 12 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:24,000 There's seven children, obviously, Kadi, and myself. 13 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,166 And, um, yeah, that's us. 14 00:00:26,166 --> 00:00:28,766 [ Piano playing ] 15 00:00:28,766 --> 00:00:31,366 ♪♪♪ 16 00:00:31,366 --> 00:00:34,133 ♪♪♪ 17 00:00:34,133 --> 00:00:37,866 -Seven children, seven instruments. 18 00:00:37,866 --> 00:00:40,433 -How many? [ Speaks indistinctly ] 19 00:00:40,433 --> 00:00:42,766 ♪♪♪ 20 00:00:42,766 --> 00:00:45,533 [ Indistinct conversation ] 21 00:00:45,533 --> 00:00:49,800 -Seven lives filled with music to their very core. 22 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,466 Each sibling plays on an impressive level, 23 00:00:52,466 --> 00:00:57,666 and together they are taking the classical music world by storm. 24 00:00:57,666 --> 00:01:00,233 -Aminata! 25 00:01:00,233 --> 00:01:03,600 That does not sound like Kidane. 26 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,500 -It's not. 27 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,800 [ Indistinct conversations in distance ] 28 00:01:10,466 --> 00:01:12,533 -The family home is in Nottingham, 29 00:01:12,533 --> 00:01:14,700 a couple of hours north of London. 30 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:17,233 It's a bit of a squeeze when everyone is home. 31 00:01:17,233 --> 00:01:21,400 The house is a tight fit for nine with three to a bedroom 32 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,833 and every corner declared a practice space. 33 00:01:24,833 --> 00:01:26,700 They are rehearsing a new commission 34 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:30,000 and challenged by the modern music. 35 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,266 -I really like this piece. 36 00:01:31,266 --> 00:01:32,633 It's definitely the kind of music I play. 37 00:01:32,633 --> 00:01:36,000 Sheku's played quite a bit of this kind of music, 38 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,600 because, I think, I've seen him play quite hard stuff. 39 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:40,833 Yeah, I think -- 40 00:01:40,833 --> 00:01:42,333 I think we're all... 41 00:01:42,333 --> 00:01:43,466 yeah, learning this together. 42 00:01:43,466 --> 00:01:45,033 I think we're all in it together. 43 00:01:45,033 --> 00:01:46,666 -One, two, three, four. 44 00:01:46,666 --> 00:01:51,433 ♪♪♪ 45 00:01:51,433 --> 00:01:53,400 -Even in the comfort of their living room, 46 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,466 the siblings take the rehearsals very seriously, 47 00:01:56,466 --> 00:01:58,433 because they will be performing the piece 48 00:01:58,433 --> 00:02:01,133 in the legendary Royal Albert Hall 49 00:02:01,133 --> 00:02:05,166 at one of the world-renowned BBC Proms concerts. 50 00:02:06,566 --> 00:02:08,300 -No. -I don't know what's happening. 51 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:10,433 -No, it's my fault. Can you not feel like... 52 00:02:10,433 --> 00:02:13,033 [ Plucks strings ] 53 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:14,833 You mean, like more... 54 00:02:14,833 --> 00:02:16,800 -[ Chuckles, speaks indistinctly ] 55 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,300 -No, but it's -- it's much, much easier. 56 00:02:19,300 --> 00:02:20,833 It's much easier. -What's easier? 57 00:02:20,833 --> 00:02:23,166 -If you, like, feel, like, the shape of it 58 00:02:23,166 --> 00:02:24,566 rather than just do every accent the same. 59 00:02:24,566 --> 00:02:25,900 Like [Hums notes] -I think whoever's not -- 60 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:27,233 whoever's not playing should be dancing, like, 61 00:02:27,233 --> 00:02:29,366 in this move, you should be sort of... 62 00:02:29,366 --> 00:02:30,900 -Yeah. [ Laughs ] 63 00:02:30,900 --> 00:02:34,000 -When Isata was 6 years old and bored in school, 64 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,733 her parents tried to harness her energy with piano lessons. 65 00:02:37,733 --> 00:02:39,266 Just 3 years later, 66 00:02:39,266 --> 00:02:41,866 she decided on professional pianist 67 00:02:41,866 --> 00:02:45,600 as her career goal and started to study for the entrance exam 68 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,666 to the Junior Academy of Music. 69 00:02:47,666 --> 00:02:51,000 Her siblings soon followed suit. 70 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,100 -Music was never something we had to do. 71 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:57,700 I think it just kind of started in our family as anything does. 72 00:02:57,700 --> 00:02:59,666 The elder sibling started playing, 73 00:02:59,666 --> 00:03:00,966 and then it just trickled down, 74 00:03:00,966 --> 00:03:02,666 and it became something we all loved doing together. 75 00:03:02,666 --> 00:03:04,833 But there was never a point where my parents said, 76 00:03:04,833 --> 00:03:06,566 "You all have to be seven musicians 77 00:03:06,566 --> 00:03:08,500 who go on to study it professionally." 78 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:10,466 I think the only reason it happened to be that way 79 00:03:10,466 --> 00:03:12,266 is because we're quite a tight-knit family. 80 00:03:12,266 --> 00:03:15,400 So, music became something we wanted to share together. 81 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,466 [ Cars passing ] 82 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,800 -Isata has been living in London for several years, 83 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,366 studying at the Royal Academy of Music, 84 00:03:25,366 --> 00:03:28,433 thanks in part to a scholarship bestowed on her 85 00:03:28,433 --> 00:03:31,766 by Sir Elton John, personally. 86 00:03:31,766 --> 00:03:34,066 Her brothers, Braimah and Sheku, 87 00:03:34,066 --> 00:03:35,633 attend the same conservatoire 88 00:03:35,633 --> 00:03:37,733 and live together around the corner. 89 00:03:37,733 --> 00:03:39,833 -[ Humming ] 90 00:03:39,833 --> 00:03:42,700 -Exactly. -Yeah. Sorry. 91 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:44,600 I tried to be as on time as possible. 92 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,666 Have you been waiting too long? 93 00:03:46,666 --> 00:03:48,400 Okay, you have. -You don't mind. 94 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,233 [ Laughter ] -Yeah. Exactly. 95 00:03:50,233 --> 00:03:52,100 -It's a short walk from Isata's flat 96 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:54,866 to the legendary Abbey Road Studios, 97 00:03:54,866 --> 00:03:57,066 that have seen legends such as The Beatles 98 00:03:57,066 --> 00:03:59,766 and the Rolling Stones record albums. 99 00:03:59,766 --> 00:04:01,766 Today, it is the siblings' turn 100 00:04:01,766 --> 00:04:05,400 as they venture on their first recording as a family. 101 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,800 Their parents, Stuart and Kadi, wouldn't miss it for the world. 102 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,800 [ Gleeful chatter ] 103 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,733 -Dressed up for the, sort of -- for the occasion. 104 00:04:12,733 --> 00:04:15,433 -The schedule includes "The Carnival of the Animals," 105 00:04:15,433 --> 00:04:18,733 as well as several of the children's favorite pieces. 106 00:04:18,733 --> 00:04:21,366 Producer Jonathan Allen has worked with the likes 107 00:04:21,366 --> 00:04:24,000 of Lang Lang and Ludovico Einaudi. 108 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,466 [ Violin music plays ] 109 00:04:27,466 --> 00:04:29,733 -Don't you need something set up for "Seal Lullaby"? 110 00:04:29,733 --> 00:04:31,133 -Yeah. -Yeah, we -- Yeah. 111 00:04:31,133 --> 00:04:32,266 -Does it feel like the right thing to do? 112 00:04:32,266 --> 00:04:34,033 -I think that would be good. 113 00:04:34,033 --> 00:04:35,566 -Wait, so what do you need, your bow? 114 00:04:35,566 --> 00:04:37,166 -Yeah. -Why does Sheku have your bow? 115 00:04:37,166 --> 00:04:39,200 -He's letting me lend his good bow. 116 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,600 -Mm. -But he's not here. 117 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:43,633 -I suppose you better do 118 00:04:43,633 --> 00:04:45,333 some pizzicato warm-ups, then, Mariatu. 119 00:04:45,333 --> 00:04:47,033 -[ Whistling ] 120 00:04:47,033 --> 00:04:51,200 -Don't forget your... [Vocalizing] Play that bit. 121 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,166 -I can't. It's like [Speaks indistinctly] standing up. 122 00:04:53,166 --> 00:04:54,600 There's pressure. Leave me alone. 123 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:55,733 -[ Laughs ] 124 00:04:55,733 --> 00:05:00,833 ♪♪♪ 125 00:05:00,833 --> 00:05:04,100 -Oh, we need to get that together. 126 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:05,333 Can we just go from there? 127 00:05:05,333 --> 00:05:09,433 -It might be worth us going from bar 40. 128 00:05:09,433 --> 00:05:10,666 -Okay. 129 00:05:10,666 --> 00:05:12,600 -Because it's just tricky intonation wise. 130 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:13,866 -Why don't -- Why don't we do once more 131 00:05:13,866 --> 00:05:15,433 from the pianist melody? 132 00:05:15,433 --> 00:05:17,433 -32? -Yeah. 133 00:05:17,433 --> 00:05:20,000 -What is it now? -We're going from 32. 134 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,566 -Thank you. 135 00:05:21,566 --> 00:05:23,333 -[ Yawns ] Bless me. 136 00:05:23,333 --> 00:05:26,566 -Are you shaking? [ Chuckles ] -Bless me. Sorry. 137 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,400 [ Classical music plays ] 138 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:38,033 ♪♪♪ 139 00:05:38,033 --> 00:05:39,700 -Blend into my sound. 140 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:41,600 -Yeah. I just can't... -Just sit in my sound. 141 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:42,800 Can you not hear me there? -No. 142 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,233 -I can come out more then. 143 00:05:44,233 --> 00:05:49,466 ♪♪♪ 144 00:05:49,466 --> 00:05:50,833 Guys, we should just start recording soon. 145 00:05:50,833 --> 00:05:52,433 We shouldn't dwell on this for too long. 146 00:05:52,433 --> 00:05:55,133 -Can we just lose your F fermata? 147 00:05:55,133 --> 00:05:56,633 You know that bit where you're with Sheku, 148 00:05:56,633 --> 00:05:58,266 going down to the F? -So, I'll just go... 149 00:05:58,266 --> 00:06:00,666 [ Piano plays ] ...and then you just do it. 150 00:06:00,666 --> 00:06:03,000 Yeah. Okay. Sounds good. 151 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:11,733 ♪♪♪ 152 00:06:11,733 --> 00:06:20,433 ♪♪♪ 153 00:06:20,433 --> 00:06:29,166 ♪♪♪ 154 00:06:29,166 --> 00:06:38,000 ♪♪♪ 155 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:45,866 ♪♪♪ 156 00:06:45,866 --> 00:06:53,266 ♪♪♪ 157 00:06:53,266 --> 00:07:01,900 ♪♪♪ 158 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:10,800 ♪♪♪ 159 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:18,733 ♪♪♪ 160 00:07:18,733 --> 00:07:24,866 ♪♪♪ 161 00:07:27,733 --> 00:07:30,633 -Braimah is number two in the family 162 00:07:30,633 --> 00:07:32,200 and your oldest brother. -Mm-hmm. 163 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,900 I think he's the one who sort of takes charge 164 00:07:35,900 --> 00:07:37,300 in all the rehearsals. -Yes. 165 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:40,300 He's like the concertmaster or the conductor, 166 00:07:40,300 --> 00:07:43,200 and he's very serious about it. -Yeah. 167 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,566 -And he's the one probably with the sharpest ear 168 00:07:45,566 --> 00:07:47,366 and the most meticulous ear. 169 00:07:47,366 --> 00:07:50,500 You have to be absolutely in tune, absolutely on time. 170 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:52,000 So, he's very strict. -I remember once, 171 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,566 I would knock on -- knock on his practice room door. 172 00:07:54,566 --> 00:07:56,100 And he would shout at me because I'd have to wait 173 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:58,733 till he's finished the phrase, and then I could come in 174 00:07:58,733 --> 00:08:00,300 and tell him what I want. 175 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:02,866 Even if it's urgent, even if the house is burning down, 176 00:08:02,866 --> 00:08:03,866 I have to wait till he's finished the phrase. 177 00:08:03,866 --> 00:08:05,366 -Yes, exactly. 178 00:08:05,366 --> 00:08:07,533 And he's the one who wakes up at 5:00 in the morning, 179 00:08:07,533 --> 00:08:10,100 and you can hear his scales all the way through the house. 180 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:11,133 -Yes. Yeah. 181 00:08:11,133 --> 00:08:12,333 -And he's very serious. 182 00:08:12,333 --> 00:08:13,433 He has to have the heating on, 183 00:08:13,433 --> 00:08:14,900 because his fingers have to be warm. 184 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:16,900 Everything is about the violin. -Mm. Yeah. [ Chuckles ] 185 00:08:16,900 --> 00:08:18,766 -Back in Nottingham, 186 00:08:18,766 --> 00:08:21,800 the rehearsals for the new composition continue. 187 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,166 -So, that's okay, then? -No, that's good. 188 00:08:23,166 --> 00:08:24,566 -That's really good, yeah. -That'll be good. 189 00:08:24,566 --> 00:08:25,766 That'll be great, Mom. -Right, now we just... 190 00:08:25,766 --> 00:08:27,200 -Guys, stop. Stop it. 191 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,266 -Oh, were you on Google or Safari? 192 00:08:29,266 --> 00:08:31,900 -I've never performed a new commission before, 193 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:34,100 so, it's very exciting to hear directly 194 00:08:34,100 --> 00:08:35,666 what the composer's vision is 195 00:08:35,666 --> 00:08:38,633 and to be able to work on side, alongside, 196 00:08:38,633 --> 00:08:41,433 and also to be a part of a concert 197 00:08:41,433 --> 00:08:43,066 where no one has heard the piece before 198 00:08:43,066 --> 00:08:44,833 and no one is expecting it to go a certain way. 199 00:08:44,833 --> 00:08:48,700 We get to show them how it goes for the first time. 200 00:08:48,700 --> 00:08:50,200 -How are you, guys? 201 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:51,866 -Yeah, we're well. -We're very well. 202 00:08:51,866 --> 00:08:53,400 We've actually just been rehearsing the piece, 203 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:54,700 so, this is perfect timing. 204 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:55,700 -Oh, amazing. 205 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:57,500 So, each movement has a title. 206 00:08:57,500 --> 00:09:00,600 So, the first one, obviously, being movement one, 207 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,633 but it's dawn. 208 00:09:02,633 --> 00:09:04,200 Second one is journey. 209 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,133 If you think of, like, hustle and bustle, 210 00:09:07,133 --> 00:09:11,000 you know, traffic, running for the bus... 211 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,466 -You know those moments at L where the different instruments, 212 00:09:15,466 --> 00:09:17,800 like, first, the cello [Vocalizing]... 213 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,333 -Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. -We have this image of kind of 214 00:09:19,333 --> 00:09:21,500 like a car kind of going past 215 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:24,133 and doing this quite extreme -- Is that...? 216 00:09:24,133 --> 00:09:25,866 -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's perfect. 217 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:27,466 You've got it spot on. 218 00:09:27,466 --> 00:09:29,266 I've been wanting to actually collaborate with you -- 219 00:09:29,266 --> 00:09:31,000 with you all for quite some time, 220 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,066 so it's fortuitous that it's come about this year. 221 00:09:34,066 --> 00:09:35,900 -Yeah. Thank you. -Yeah. 222 00:09:35,900 --> 00:09:38,300 - We'll be in touch soon. -Perfect. Thank you. 223 00:09:38,300 --> 00:09:39,433 -Thank you very much. -Have a good afternoon. 224 00:09:39,433 --> 00:09:40,666 -Enjoy your afternoon. -Bye. 225 00:09:40,666 --> 00:09:41,666 -Bye. -Bye. 226 00:09:41,666 --> 00:09:42,933 -Ciao. -Bye. 227 00:09:42,933 --> 00:09:45,300 ♪♪♪ 228 00:09:45,300 --> 00:09:48,300 -[ Whistling ] 229 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:50,500 ♪♪♪ 230 00:09:50,500 --> 00:09:53,833 -Now, Sheku, being number three in the family, 231 00:09:53,833 --> 00:09:57,566 who was always naughty from the moment he was born, 232 00:09:57,566 --> 00:10:00,866 always breaking the rules, always having to be put in order 233 00:10:00,866 --> 00:10:04,266 by his older siblings, what would you say? 234 00:10:04,266 --> 00:10:05,500 -Yeah, during the rehearsals, 235 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:06,833 we can never get him to stop playing. 236 00:10:06,833 --> 00:10:08,000 Braimah will say stop, and he'll be playing 237 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,033 for about another five minutes. 238 00:10:09,033 --> 00:10:11,400 We're like, "Sheku, stop." -Yes. 239 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:12,600 But the minute he got the cello 240 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,466 at the age of 6, couldn't get him off it. 241 00:10:14,466 --> 00:10:16,166 He's obsessed with the cello. 242 00:10:16,166 --> 00:10:17,800 That's always been the case. 243 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,266 Oh, the Royal Wedding. Of course. 244 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:21,433 It's really interesting, because as a family, 245 00:10:21,433 --> 00:10:23,333 we always go back to "BBC Young Musician." 246 00:10:23,333 --> 00:10:25,133 That was our big moment. 247 00:10:25,133 --> 00:10:28,066 So, the wedding, I think, is everybody else's big moment. 248 00:10:28,066 --> 00:10:31,466 Because it was an important event and a big event. 249 00:10:31,466 --> 00:10:33,533 But for us, him winning "BBC Young Musician" 250 00:10:33,533 --> 00:10:35,433 was the inaugural event. 251 00:10:35,433 --> 00:10:38,033 It was a huge thing, huge thing, 252 00:10:38,033 --> 00:10:40,766 and it changed a lot of things for Sheku. 253 00:10:40,766 --> 00:10:42,033 Yeah. 254 00:10:42,033 --> 00:10:45,133 [ Dramatic cello music plays ] 255 00:10:45,133 --> 00:10:52,366 ♪♪♪ 256 00:10:52,366 --> 00:10:55,000 -Sheku came to worldwide fame when he played 257 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,266 during the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 258 00:10:59,266 --> 00:11:03,266 He regularly plays the great concert halls of the world. 259 00:11:03,266 --> 00:11:07,000 Conductor Sir Simon Rattle has invited him to play a concert 260 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,000 with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 261 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,133 It will be his first performance after months of lockdown 262 00:11:13,133 --> 00:11:14,933 during the pandemic. 263 00:11:16,266 --> 00:11:18,466 -It's exciting being back doing this, 264 00:11:18,466 --> 00:11:20,633 doing normal things, like eating lunch, 265 00:11:20,633 --> 00:11:23,433 um, traveling to a concert I enjoy. 266 00:11:23,433 --> 00:11:27,400 I have missed -- I've missed that kind of aspect 267 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,866 of what I do quite a lot. 268 00:11:31,866 --> 00:11:33,800 Even though it's -- I mean, there's nothing exciting 269 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,233 about doing this necessarily, 270 00:11:36,233 --> 00:11:38,033 but it's what I've been used to, 271 00:11:38,033 --> 00:11:41,033 and so I've missed -- I've missed it a lot. 272 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,633 -The pandemic has forced even the greats 273 00:11:44,633 --> 00:11:48,466 to play storage facilities in the middle of nowhere. 274 00:11:48,466 --> 00:11:50,433 The concert will be live streamed 275 00:11:50,433 --> 00:11:52,900 with no in-person audience. 276 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,400 -Hey. -How are you doing? 277 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,700 You have to elbow-bump today. -Yeah. 278 00:11:59,733 --> 00:12:01,200 -It's like "The Magic Flute." 279 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,000 You have to pass a certain number of tests and trials, 280 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,166 the first of which is putting your head 281 00:12:05,166 --> 00:12:06,900 close enough to this that it goes green. 282 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:09,500 -Oh. -It's a head temperature thing. 283 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:11,000 Oh, you did it first time. That's typical. 284 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,700 The rest of us -- rest of us have been going back. 285 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:17,166 [ Indistinct conversations ] 286 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:19,500 -Hello. Hi. -Hello. How are you? Hi. 287 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:21,300 -Good to see you. -Fantastic to see you. 288 00:12:21,300 --> 00:12:22,700 -Good to see you. 289 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:25,466 -Now, I've got to do work for the opposition. 290 00:12:25,466 --> 00:12:26,900 -Yeah. Exactly. -I'm looking forward 291 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:28,533 to doing this so much. -Yeah. 292 00:12:28,533 --> 00:12:30,566 Oh, me too. See you in a sec. -Alright. 293 00:12:30,566 --> 00:12:33,200 -This isn't their first time working together. 294 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,566 They have previously recorded the "Elgar Cello Concerto." 295 00:12:37,566 --> 00:12:40,333 Recording an album with Sir Simon Rattle 296 00:12:40,333 --> 00:12:42,833 is an honor for any classical soloist. 297 00:12:42,833 --> 00:12:45,100 -Good to see you. -Good to see you. [ Chuckles ] 298 00:12:45,100 --> 00:12:46,166 -Nothing much to say. 299 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:47,233 I mean, I just have to -- 300 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:48,333 I just have to listen. 301 00:12:48,333 --> 00:12:50,166 And we just see what the distance... 302 00:12:50,166 --> 00:12:52,400 -Yes. Yeah. Exactly. -...what the distance does. 303 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,466 -It'll be interesting. But it's -- 304 00:12:54,466 --> 00:12:57,133 I love this piece, if it's... 305 00:12:57,133 --> 00:12:58,733 -Yeah. -I don't know. 306 00:12:58,733 --> 00:13:00,566 Flexible. Flexible. -Exactly. Yeah, exactly. 307 00:13:00,566 --> 00:13:02,733 I mean, but that's the hard thing with... 308 00:13:02,733 --> 00:13:04,033 -And that's going to be the tricky thing. 309 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:06,400 -But actually, I'm sure we'll make it. 310 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,866 -Yeah. Good. -Great. I'm very happy. 311 00:13:09,866 --> 00:13:11,733 -The way that they interact with people 312 00:13:11,733 --> 00:13:13,433 and with each other is really important. 313 00:13:13,433 --> 00:13:15,600 And I think both of those things are linked. 314 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,166 So, none of them are ever allowed... 315 00:13:18,166 --> 00:13:20,733 They couldn't become pompous or arrogant or, 316 00:13:20,733 --> 00:13:22,666 because they have to be very grounded, 317 00:13:22,666 --> 00:13:25,700 because as soon as any of them put on any airs and graces, 318 00:13:25,700 --> 00:13:27,000 then one of them would laugh. 319 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,533 And I think that's really important, 320 00:13:28,533 --> 00:13:31,000 because if you go into the world thinking you're wonderful, 321 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,866 you're not going to last very long, 322 00:13:32,866 --> 00:13:34,566 and it's going to be very hard. 323 00:13:34,566 --> 00:13:37,366 ♪♪♪ 324 00:13:37,366 --> 00:13:47,200 ♪♪♪ 325 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:56,533 ♪♪♪ 326 00:13:56,533 --> 00:13:57,866 -Great. 327 00:13:57,866 --> 00:14:00,800 [ Applause ] 328 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,900 I always wonder where the second coda is in this. 329 00:14:03,900 --> 00:14:05,733 "Surely, there's going to be another bit." 330 00:14:05,733 --> 00:14:08,666 I'll say, "Oh, fantastic. Okay." -That's true, yeah. 331 00:14:08,666 --> 00:14:10,000 -Oh, wonderful. 332 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,566 You made that incredibly natural and easy. 333 00:14:13,566 --> 00:14:16,000 Oh, can we do this first big tutti, 334 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,533 which always sounds as though -- 335 00:14:17,533 --> 00:14:20,433 as though no one ever had time to rehearse this? 336 00:14:20,433 --> 00:14:24,366 Always. The second one always sounds great. 337 00:14:24,366 --> 00:14:30,833 Could we be a bit more détaché rather than that [Vocalizing]? 338 00:14:30,833 --> 00:14:33,000 I think that -- I think that will help. 339 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,600 [ Vocalizing ] 340 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,533 And yabba-dabba-dabba-dabba- dabba-dabba-dabba-dabba-dabba. 341 00:14:37,533 --> 00:14:41,366 More -- More into the string and a bit more gesture because it -- 342 00:14:41,366 --> 00:14:42,766 it can be like, yeah, 343 00:14:42,766 --> 00:14:46,166 when the jazz player picks up the bow, 344 00:14:46,166 --> 00:14:49,633 and suddenly everybody disappears to the bathroom. 345 00:14:49,633 --> 00:14:51,866 Uh, I think that it's one of those -- 346 00:14:51,866 --> 00:14:53,800 can be one of those tuttis. 347 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,666 One, two, and... 348 00:14:55,666 --> 00:14:58,666 ♪♪♪ 349 00:14:58,666 --> 00:15:06,066 ♪♪♪ 350 00:15:06,066 --> 00:15:09,200 -It's so wonderful to be playing with Simon Rattle. 351 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:13,566 He's, obviously, an incredibly, um, 352 00:15:13,566 --> 00:15:16,633 well-known and established musician. 353 00:15:16,633 --> 00:15:18,600 -Oh, I'm sorry. 354 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:19,900 Oh, could you do those last bars? 355 00:15:19,900 --> 00:15:21,200 I'll try and conduct properly. 356 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,000 -He's such a fun person, and I remember, 357 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,566 because I recorded "Elgar Concerto" with him, 358 00:15:24,566 --> 00:15:26,766 and I went to his house in Berlin 359 00:15:26,766 --> 00:15:29,333 to work on the piece together with him. 360 00:15:29,333 --> 00:15:31,233 And then, afterwards, we had a nice chat 361 00:15:31,233 --> 00:15:32,833 and a game of football with his son, 362 00:15:32,833 --> 00:15:35,400 who -- he's a very good footballer, actually, his son. 363 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,666 Simon Rattle, not so good, but it was great fun. 364 00:15:38,666 --> 00:15:40,066 -Super piece. 365 00:15:40,066 --> 00:15:41,666 -It's great, it's -- it's really -- 366 00:15:41,666 --> 00:15:43,000 it's really like ballet... 367 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,266 -Yeah. -...music and symphony... 368 00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:45,800 -Yeah. Oh, absolutely. -...in so many ways, 369 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:46,900 but particularly the second movement. 370 00:15:46,900 --> 00:15:48,766 That's where, yeah. 371 00:15:48,766 --> 00:15:50,366 It's so... -You know, bless him. 372 00:15:50,366 --> 00:15:52,200 -Yeah, exactly. 373 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,800 My family are coming. 374 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,366 -Oh, yeah, I heard. Oh, that's so nice. 375 00:15:56,366 --> 00:15:57,733 -Yeah -That's great. 376 00:15:57,733 --> 00:16:01,200 -Hello. We've just arrived at, what would you call it? 377 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,900 -Crofton. -Crofton Centre. 378 00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:05,366 -Yeah. -And we're here to watch Sheku, 379 00:16:05,366 --> 00:16:09,266 um, perform, well, record, perform. 380 00:16:09,266 --> 00:16:11,766 And we're just waiting for him to be finished. 381 00:16:11,766 --> 00:16:13,133 And we now look like fans 382 00:16:13,133 --> 00:16:15,066 rather than his siblings, so... -[ Chuckles ] Yeah. 383 00:16:15,066 --> 00:16:16,500 -And now the rest of the family 384 00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:18,566 have just arrived in the classic car. 385 00:16:18,566 --> 00:16:19,833 Hello. -We're documenting. 386 00:16:19,833 --> 00:16:21,366 -Oh, we're filming for the documentary. 387 00:16:21,366 --> 00:16:22,900 -What? Oh. -Yeah, we're going to be 388 00:16:22,900 --> 00:16:25,000 documenting throughout the day. -Now, these are funky trousers. 389 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,166 -I think we need a shot of the trousers. 390 00:16:26,166 --> 00:16:27,900 -There is a jacket that goes with it, so... 391 00:16:27,900 --> 00:16:29,866 [ Laughter ] 392 00:16:29,866 --> 00:16:31,233 As you can see, concert outfits 393 00:16:31,233 --> 00:16:33,433 have also taken on a more relaxed... 394 00:16:33,433 --> 00:16:35,100 -It's like a suit. -You'll have a suit fit. 395 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,733 Okay. We can accept that. -Okay. 396 00:16:36,733 --> 00:16:38,766 We'll be back soon, because I want to greet the family now. 397 00:16:38,766 --> 00:16:40,100 -Yeah. -Bye. 398 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,866 ♪♪♪ 399 00:16:42,866 --> 00:16:49,333 ♪♪♪ 400 00:16:49,333 --> 00:16:55,766 ♪♪♪ 401 00:16:55,766 --> 00:17:02,300 ♪♪♪ 402 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:08,733 ♪♪♪ 403 00:17:08,733 --> 00:17:18,366 ♪♪♪ 404 00:17:18,366 --> 00:17:28,000 ♪♪♪ 405 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:37,666 ♪♪♪ 406 00:17:37,666 --> 00:17:47,300 ♪♪♪ 407 00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:55,400 ♪♪♪ 408 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,266 -Three pianos, two celli, two violins. 409 00:17:59,266 --> 00:18:01,400 It is all but impossible to find music 410 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,800 for the siblings' seven instruments, 411 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,200 and they are often left to arrange their own. 412 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,566 -This is, from Konya down to Mariatu, 413 00:18:10,566 --> 00:18:13,266 their first time recording in a studio. 414 00:18:13,266 --> 00:18:15,000 And yeah, everyone has a say. 415 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,033 You know, if Mariatu tries something 416 00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:18,800 and we say, "Oh, that's nice," 417 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,633 and then we'll just sort of, yeah, work like that. 418 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:23,000 Yeah. 419 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,466 ♪♪♪ 420 00:18:26,466 --> 00:18:29,066 -Oh! -Yeah. 421 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:34,900 ♪♪♪ 422 00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:38,433 [ Cheers and applause ] 423 00:18:38,433 --> 00:18:42,100 [ Gleeful chatter ] 424 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:44,700 -Let's all have a practice where you can play what you play. 425 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:46,500 -Which bass line, which we called left-hand, 426 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:47,533 but just your bass line? 427 00:18:47,533 --> 00:18:48,766 -Play what you play. 428 00:18:48,766 --> 00:18:50,033 And then I would play... Yeah, then, I'll -- 429 00:18:50,033 --> 00:18:51,633 -And then is it just pits, and then...? 430 00:18:51,633 --> 00:18:54,366 -Yeah. I'll come out. -Just basically like the vibe -- 431 00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:56,233 the vibe we end with, 432 00:18:56,233 --> 00:18:59,000 we want to kind of start in that same vibe, right? 433 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,533 -Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. -So we ended with a really cool, 434 00:19:00,533 --> 00:19:02,166 like, simple color. -Yeah. 435 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:04,433 -It's different to record the "Redemption Song," 436 00:19:04,433 --> 00:19:06,100 because with the "Redemption Song," 437 00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,766 it's our own arrangement. 438 00:19:07,766 --> 00:19:10,733 And also, like, every time, we add something different 439 00:19:10,733 --> 00:19:12,366 and just, like, improvise with it. 440 00:19:12,366 --> 00:19:17,433 ♪♪♪ 441 00:19:17,433 --> 00:19:22,500 ♪♪♪ 442 00:19:22,500 --> 00:19:26,066 ♪♪♪ 443 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:29,066 ♪♪♪ 444 00:19:29,066 --> 00:19:30,466 -I wasn't quite sure this would work, 445 00:19:30,466 --> 00:19:33,000 but you've found a way through. 446 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,100 -Yeah. -Yeah. 447 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,433 [ Chuckling ] 448 00:19:35,433 --> 00:19:36,733 -Well, this piece or that bit? 449 00:19:36,733 --> 00:19:37,800 -This piece. [ Chuckles ] -Yeah. 450 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:39,366 -Yeah. [ Laughter ] 451 00:19:39,366 --> 00:19:41,366 ♪♪♪ 452 00:19:41,366 --> 00:19:43,433 Because it kind of began with -- 453 00:19:43,433 --> 00:19:46,600 Sheku did it with Jeneba and Mariatu. 454 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,100 It was like a trio in one of the Facebook Lives. 455 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:51,366 And then I used to -- Sheku and I recorded it 456 00:19:51,366 --> 00:19:53,400 for a human rights thing. 457 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,000 -Yeah. So it was kind of on... -And then we then did... 458 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,733 So, it was kind of in smaller ensembles, 459 00:19:56,733 --> 00:19:59,000 and then we just expanded that material. 460 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:06,000 ♪♪♪ 461 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:12,000 ♪♪♪ 462 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,000 -When the children were young, 463 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,233 a lot of people used to come to me and say, 464 00:20:16,233 --> 00:20:18,566 "It's not fair, you trying to put them 465 00:20:18,566 --> 00:20:20,200 into the world of classical music, 466 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,700 because they don't belong there. 467 00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:24,766 They're only going to fail. It's not for them." 468 00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:27,700 And I think Stuart and I were really clear 469 00:20:27,700 --> 00:20:29,666 that we weren't going to think like that. 470 00:20:29,666 --> 00:20:32,233 When we... When I came to the country 471 00:20:32,233 --> 00:20:34,700 and when Stuart's parents arrived in the country, 472 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:36,800 everyone told them the same thing, 473 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,733 that we shouldn't be trying to succeed, 474 00:20:40,733 --> 00:20:44,000 or we should be keeping in our place. 475 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,000 And I think we were brought up to think 476 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,533 that's absolutely not what we're going to do. 477 00:20:48,533 --> 00:20:50,400 And so, I think we always had the attitude 478 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,033 that they can do anything they want. 479 00:20:52,033 --> 00:20:53,233 There shouldn't be any doors 480 00:20:53,233 --> 00:20:55,266 that they're not allowed to walk through. 481 00:20:55,266 --> 00:20:58,266 [ "Redemption Song" plays ] 482 00:20:58,266 --> 00:21:05,766 ♪♪♪ 483 00:21:05,766 --> 00:21:13,166 ♪♪♪ 484 00:21:13,166 --> 00:21:22,100 ♪♪♪ 485 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:31,000 ♪♪♪ 486 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:40,000 ♪♪♪ 487 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:48,866 ♪♪♪ 488 00:21:48,866 --> 00:21:57,766 ♪♪♪ 489 00:21:57,766 --> 00:22:05,766 ♪♪♪ 490 00:22:05,766 --> 00:22:07,566 -Does this end the album, 491 00:22:07,566 --> 00:22:09,333 or does this -- does this end the album, 492 00:22:09,333 --> 00:22:10,833 or does it come between "Carnival" and...? 493 00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:12,666 -I think it's in between the "Carnival." 494 00:22:12,666 --> 00:22:14,533 I think -- I think we end with "Seal Lullaby." 495 00:22:14,533 --> 00:22:16,266 -It acts as a palate cleanser between the two. 496 00:22:16,266 --> 00:22:17,500 -I think it is. 497 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:18,800 -I kind of think we should end with this. 498 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,733 -We just finish with you guys and your music. 499 00:22:20,733 --> 00:22:22,533 -Yeah. -This whole thing... 500 00:22:22,533 --> 00:22:25,100 But anyway, there's never any rules with that stuff. 501 00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:27,533 -And then the album ends with this kind of evolved section. 502 00:22:27,533 --> 00:22:29,000 -Yeah. 503 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,033 [ Cheers ] 504 00:22:35,033 --> 00:22:37,000 -Hip hip hooray to Jonathan. 505 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,700 -All: Hip hip hooray! 506 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:42,433 -It's hard to connect yourself to what you're doing. 507 00:22:42,433 --> 00:22:44,066 That's the best way I can describe it. 508 00:22:44,066 --> 00:22:46,166 And, sometimes, you do forget the amount of things you've done 509 00:22:46,166 --> 00:22:47,300 in the last few months, 510 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:48,333 that you look back and you're like, 511 00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:49,766 "Oh, yeah, we did all of that." 512 00:22:49,766 --> 00:22:53,766 But I don't think that we connect ourselves 513 00:22:53,766 --> 00:22:55,333 to the external stuff, 514 00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:58,333 because you kind of have to take things day by day. 515 00:22:58,333 --> 00:23:00,566 And so, you focus on the current project 516 00:23:00,566 --> 00:23:02,066 and what you're working for. 517 00:23:02,066 --> 00:23:03,633 And then you do it and you really enjoy it 518 00:23:03,633 --> 00:23:05,800 and it's exciting, and then they're already 519 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,266 thinking about the next thing. 520 00:23:07,266 --> 00:23:09,533 [ Birds chirping ] 521 00:23:09,533 --> 00:23:11,533 [ Piano scales play rapidly ] 522 00:23:11,533 --> 00:23:16,000 ♪♪♪ 523 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,133 -You're taking away the 2, which is what you want to do. 524 00:23:19,133 --> 00:23:21,100 You want to also take away the 2 from here. 525 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:22,800 So, you've got 4x. 526 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,666 And then what's 10 take away 2? 527 00:23:24,666 --> 00:23:27,333 -8. -So, 4x=8. 528 00:23:27,333 --> 00:23:30,333 [ Piano continues ] 529 00:23:30,333 --> 00:23:33,533 ♪♪♪ 530 00:23:33,533 --> 00:23:35,033 -Braimah! 531 00:23:35,033 --> 00:23:39,266 ♪♪♪ 532 00:23:39,266 --> 00:23:41,300 -I don't actually like cooking. 533 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:44,633 I think it's because I have to do it every day. 534 00:23:44,633 --> 00:23:47,000 And when they grew up, I mean, with seven children, 535 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,600 that's a lot of cooking. 536 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,533 So, it just becomes, like, something... 537 00:23:50,533 --> 00:23:52,233 It's like part of the housework, really, 538 00:23:52,233 --> 00:23:53,766 something you have to do all the time. 539 00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:57,733 And everything I cook involves onions and chopping and crying. 540 00:23:57,733 --> 00:23:59,400 So... [ Laughs ] 541 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:04,366 I think the life has been hard work. 542 00:24:04,366 --> 00:24:06,066 Um, but what's been good about it 543 00:24:06,066 --> 00:24:08,700 is the children have learned to work hard. 544 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:10,000 And I think it's a reality. 545 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,000 I think you don't get anywhere, 546 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,833 especially, actually, as Black people in this world, 547 00:24:14,833 --> 00:24:17,100 if you don't work doubly hard. 548 00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:19,633 And I think they've grown up to know that, 549 00:24:19,633 --> 00:24:23,766 but also to -- to enjoy it and to revel in the fact 550 00:24:23,766 --> 00:24:25,100 that if you want to do something, 551 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,833 you've just got to go out there and do it. 552 00:24:26,833 --> 00:24:28,100 [ Instruments playing ] 553 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,633 Time for lunch! 554 00:24:30,633 --> 00:24:33,000 -What? Can we have another 20 minutes? 555 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,433 -Yeah, we need a bit more time. -15 -- 15 minutes. 556 00:24:34,433 --> 00:24:35,566 -Is that okay? -15 minutes. 557 00:24:35,566 --> 00:24:37,633 -Thank you. -Thank you. Thank you. 558 00:24:37,633 --> 00:24:39,366 -Sorry. -But we have to, Mom. 559 00:24:39,366 --> 00:24:40,733 -15 minutes. Thank you. -Otherwise, it's too much 560 00:24:40,733 --> 00:24:42,233 to do after in one go. -Okay. 561 00:24:42,233 --> 00:24:45,500 -Okay. -Mom. Mom. Mom. 562 00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:47,400 Thank you. -Thanks, Mom. 563 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,400 [ Indistinct conversations ] 564 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,066 ♪♪♪ 565 00:24:53,066 --> 00:24:55,700 -The relaxed atmosphere is deceiving. 566 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:58,233 The rehearsal schedule is as strictly measured 567 00:24:58,233 --> 00:24:59,833 as the rest of their lives, 568 00:24:59,833 --> 00:25:01,033 as it should be. 569 00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:03,733 The BBC Proms are a serious job. 570 00:25:03,733 --> 00:25:05,700 ♪♪♪ 571 00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:07,666 -Sorry. -Can we just sing 572 00:25:07,666 --> 00:25:09,266 our parts once, just from the beginning? 573 00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:10,300 -Okay. 574 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:11,833 -One. -One, two, three, one. 575 00:25:11,833 --> 00:25:14,833 [ All imitating instruments ] 576 00:25:14,833 --> 00:25:24,033 ♪♪♪ 577 00:25:24,033 --> 00:25:28,700 ♪♪♪ 578 00:25:28,700 --> 00:25:35,833 ♪♪♪ 579 00:25:35,833 --> 00:25:37,333 -[ Laughs ] 580 00:25:37,333 --> 00:25:38,400 -Okay, fine. 581 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,100 -Whoo! Yeah. 582 00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:42,833 ♪♪♪ 583 00:25:42,833 --> 00:25:45,000 ♪♪♪ 584 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,066 -Now, when we're older, of course, when we come back, 585 00:25:47,066 --> 00:25:49,600 we sort of revert back to our... 586 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,366 the feeling that, you know, we had being at home 587 00:25:51,366 --> 00:25:52,433 when we were much younger, 588 00:25:52,433 --> 00:25:55,600 and it was full of music and noise. 589 00:25:55,600 --> 00:26:00,666 And, yeah, I guess, I think the best kind of environment 590 00:26:00,666 --> 00:26:02,633 I could have -- could have had, 591 00:26:02,633 --> 00:26:04,866 and that's really, really shaped me 592 00:26:04,866 --> 00:26:09,133 and allowed me to be the musician that I am today. 593 00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:10,900 -Oh, yeah, that's true, even when he's... 594 00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:14,266 -The family has roots in several cultures. 595 00:26:14,266 --> 00:26:16,566 Stuart's parents moved to the UK 596 00:26:16,566 --> 00:26:19,300 from the Caribbean island of Antigua. 597 00:26:19,300 --> 00:26:21,833 Kadi's father was from Sierra Leone. 598 00:26:21,833 --> 00:26:23,566 He died when she was 4, 599 00:26:23,566 --> 00:26:26,266 leaving her Welsh mother to move back to the UK 600 00:26:26,266 --> 00:26:28,833 with Kadi and her three siblings. 601 00:26:28,833 --> 00:26:30,266 -I'm not sure I can sit here, actually. 602 00:26:30,266 --> 00:26:32,766 -Neither Kadi nor Stuart had it easy, 603 00:26:32,766 --> 00:26:36,300 and neither of them considered the world of classical music 604 00:26:36,300 --> 00:26:38,066 to be open to them. 605 00:26:38,066 --> 00:26:40,400 They remain stunned at the support 606 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,066 that has enabled their seven talented children 607 00:26:43,066 --> 00:26:44,666 to think differently. 608 00:26:44,666 --> 00:26:47,066 -Yeah. 609 00:26:47,066 --> 00:26:49,066 I think there was a huge amount of financial pressure, 610 00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:50,966 particularly early on, 611 00:26:50,966 --> 00:26:53,200 because I think, you know, music lessons, 612 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,533 traveling to competitions, traveling to lessons, 613 00:26:56,533 --> 00:26:59,933 buying bows, buying sheet music, rehairing bows, 614 00:26:59,933 --> 00:27:01,633 getting pianos tuned. 615 00:27:01,633 --> 00:27:03,266 I think there was -- there was definitely a lot of pressure, 616 00:27:03,266 --> 00:27:05,633 specially because it was multiplied by 7 children. 617 00:27:05,633 --> 00:27:07,200 But not -- it wasn't -- I didn't just feel it 618 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,066 because I was the one working. 619 00:27:09,066 --> 00:27:11,300 I think we both felt it, both Kadi and I, really. 620 00:27:11,300 --> 00:27:13,266 -It's often been really precarious. 621 00:27:13,266 --> 00:27:15,000 So there have been times when I've thought, 622 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,733 "Oh, my goodness. What have we done? 623 00:27:16,733 --> 00:27:18,200 We're not going to survive this. 624 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,733 We are not going to be able to keep the house. 625 00:27:20,733 --> 00:27:23,200 We can't afford anything. 626 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,300 We've got ourselves into deep water, and we dreamed too much." 627 00:27:27,300 --> 00:27:29,600 And then -- But Stuart's always been there saying, 628 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,000 "It'll be alright in the end." 629 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,566 And I'm thinking, "No, it won't." 630 00:27:32,566 --> 00:27:35,166 And then it's always sort of -- it works out. 631 00:27:35,166 --> 00:27:36,800 [ Laughs ] 632 00:27:38,333 --> 00:27:42,000 -Kadi finally published her family's story in a memoir. 633 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,600 She is accompanied to every book presentation 634 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,066 by a group of her children 635 00:27:46,066 --> 00:27:48,500 who round out the events with music. 636 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,033 [ Indistinct conversations ] 637 00:27:50,033 --> 00:27:52,000 -After every concert, people would come up to me, 638 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,166 say, "What's the story? Why don't you write a book?" 639 00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:55,700 And I'd laugh and think, 640 00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:58,000 "There's no way I'll ever have time to do that." 641 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,000 And it was the children, actually, who kept saying, 642 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,566 "Oh, come on, Mom. You can do it. You can..." 643 00:28:02,566 --> 00:28:05,033 And so, they made me sit down, and they used to say, 644 00:28:05,033 --> 00:28:07,533 "Right, Mom. Upstairs. Sit down and write." 645 00:28:07,533 --> 00:28:11,533 And so that's why I did it. And they have never censored me. 646 00:28:11,533 --> 00:28:14,133 They've never said, "Don't write about this or that." 647 00:28:14,133 --> 00:28:15,700 And when they read it, they loved it. 648 00:28:15,700 --> 00:28:18,033 So, it's been very easy in that way. 649 00:28:18,033 --> 00:28:21,466 [ Train rattling, indistinct conversations ] 650 00:28:21,466 --> 00:28:23,266 -What was she saying? 651 00:28:23,266 --> 00:28:25,366 -Only the Mendelssohn went well. The Schubert went well. 652 00:28:25,366 --> 00:28:28,033 The Liszt went well. -Oh, that's, like, everything. 653 00:28:28,033 --> 00:28:29,300 Jeneba always makes it sound, like, 654 00:28:29,300 --> 00:28:30,633 some crazy -- She had a memory lapse. 655 00:28:30,633 --> 00:28:34,466 [ Indistinct conversation ] 656 00:28:34,466 --> 00:28:37,700 Ah, that's chill. No one's going to notice. 657 00:28:37,700 --> 00:28:40,733 -I'm nervous because I'm... [ Speaks indistinctly ] 658 00:28:40,733 --> 00:28:42,466 And then I'm really scared I'm going to have, like, 659 00:28:42,466 --> 00:28:44,000 another memory lapse in the back or something. 660 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,066 -No one can tell. I won't tell. 661 00:28:46,066 --> 00:28:47,333 -You can. 662 00:28:47,333 --> 00:28:48,500 But, obviously, she's not going to judge, 663 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:50,000 but I know -- 664 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,200 [ Both laugh ] 665 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:56,533 -Aminata is a very, very interesting girl. 666 00:28:56,533 --> 00:28:59,933 Again, she is two completely different people. 667 00:28:59,933 --> 00:29:01,666 [ Laughter ] 668 00:29:01,666 --> 00:29:03,733 On the one hand, that's very much her. 669 00:29:03,733 --> 00:29:07,000 She's wild. She's definitely an actor. 670 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,900 She's always imitating, always acting, always dramatic. 671 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:14,066 But at the same time, she's incredibly vulnerable 672 00:29:14,066 --> 00:29:15,466 and incredibly emotional. 673 00:29:15,466 --> 00:29:17,500 One minute, she's acting dramatically, 674 00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:20,733 and the next minute, it's anxiety and crying. 675 00:29:20,733 --> 00:29:23,566 And these two, Aminata and Mariatu, always playing, 676 00:29:23,566 --> 00:29:26,800 always running around, always teasing each other. 677 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,233 They make most of the noise in the house, I'd say. 678 00:29:29,233 --> 00:29:31,466 [ Doors beeping ] 679 00:29:31,466 --> 00:29:35,233 It's so interesting how the tables have turned. 680 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:37,600 I spent so many years sitting nervously, 681 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,100 watching them on stage, 682 00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:43,700 and it was really touching when they were supporting me, 683 00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:46,766 because they understood immediately what it was for me. 684 00:29:46,766 --> 00:29:48,766 And -- And I think it's been lovely. 685 00:29:48,766 --> 00:29:52,166 It's sort of heightened the mutual respect, I think, 686 00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:54,933 and it's been a lovely process. 687 00:29:54,933 --> 00:29:57,800 ♪♪♪ 688 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:03,500 ♪♪♪ 689 00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:09,233 ♪♪♪ 690 00:30:09,233 --> 00:30:14,033 ♪♪♪ 691 00:30:14,033 --> 00:30:23,633 ♪♪♪ 692 00:30:23,633 --> 00:30:32,833 ♪♪♪ 693 00:30:32,833 --> 00:30:37,000 -I was asking you earlier about whether you get nervous 694 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,300 when your children are about to perform. 695 00:30:39,300 --> 00:30:41,200 -I don't think that ever stops. 696 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,766 And in fact, it's torturous being on stage 697 00:30:43,766 --> 00:30:46,433 while my child is performing, because I can't hide. 698 00:30:46,433 --> 00:30:49,000 I get terribly nervous. Yes, terribly nervous. 699 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,366 -So, obviously, 700 00:30:51,366 --> 00:30:56,600 there is phenomenally strong musical genes 701 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,266 flowing through the family. 702 00:30:58,266 --> 00:31:00,233 Where does that come from? 703 00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:03,466 -Oh, if Stuart were here, we'd have an argument about it, 704 00:31:03,466 --> 00:31:05,333 because, of course, it comes from me. 705 00:31:05,333 --> 00:31:07,300 No, but I think there are -- 706 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:09,733 in terms of musicians in the family, 707 00:31:09,733 --> 00:31:12,000 there are more musicians in Stuart's family. 708 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,133 But in terms of the love of music, 709 00:31:14,133 --> 00:31:17,300 that comes from all sides of the family, I would say. 710 00:31:17,300 --> 00:31:20,566 -You've reached audiences that might not necessarily, 711 00:31:20,566 --> 00:31:24,500 initially, gravitate towards classical music. 712 00:31:24,500 --> 00:31:27,433 What would you like your family's legacy to be? 713 00:31:28,533 --> 00:31:30,833 -I think I'd like it to be that they showed 714 00:31:30,833 --> 00:31:33,433 that anyone can do music. 715 00:31:33,433 --> 00:31:36,000 In fact, anyone can succeed in something 716 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,166 that they're passionate about 717 00:31:37,166 --> 00:31:39,400 and they're willing to work hard with. 718 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,700 And I remember my husband always used to say 719 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:45,333 that he grew up in the 1970s and '80s with presenters saying, 720 00:31:45,333 --> 00:31:47,300 "There will never be Black footballers. 721 00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:50,033 They don't have the discipline. It's not for them." 722 00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:52,233 And he always says, "Well, look at them now." 723 00:31:52,233 --> 00:31:55,633 And I think that's the message. -Thank you. Thank you. 724 00:31:55,633 --> 00:31:58,133 [ Applause ] 725 00:31:58,133 --> 00:32:00,833 -I think it's great if my mom finds time for herself. 726 00:32:00,833 --> 00:32:05,800 She's sacrificed so, so much for the last 20-odd years, 727 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,266 and I hope that as we continue to get older and leave home, 728 00:32:09,266 --> 00:32:10,866 she finds more and more time for that. 729 00:32:10,866 --> 00:32:13,466 I think that would be really important. 730 00:32:13,466 --> 00:32:17,000 ♪♪♪ 731 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,866 -All seven siblings will be reunited on the stage 732 00:32:19,866 --> 00:32:22,100 at London's Barbican Centre. 733 00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:23,566 ♪♪♪ 734 00:32:23,566 --> 00:32:25,000 [ Indistinct conversations ] 735 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,866 The fame of the elder acts as a stepping-stone 736 00:32:27,866 --> 00:32:30,600 for the younger, who sometimes miss school 737 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,233 for these career-making opportunities. 738 00:32:33,233 --> 00:32:38,533 ♪♪♪ 739 00:32:38,533 --> 00:32:42,200 ♪♪♪ 740 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,433 -At first, I wasn't allowed to play with all seven of us, 741 00:32:45,433 --> 00:32:47,100 so, I was just left to watch. 742 00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:48,766 And Mum would say, "Oh, well, you'll be there one day." 743 00:32:48,766 --> 00:32:50,500 So now, it's nice. 744 00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:53,900 I really enjoy playing with the rest of my family, yeah. 745 00:32:53,900 --> 00:32:58,000 -And then Mariatu, the baby of the family. 746 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,200 I would say you are the one who is -- 747 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,100 who's had a magical life. 748 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:04,866 Everybody adores you. 749 00:33:04,866 --> 00:33:06,700 -I guess I don't really speak much. 750 00:33:06,700 --> 00:33:09,500 -[ Laughs ] -I usually prefer to... 751 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:10,800 because I guess no one hears me. 752 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,900 I'll say a sentence big and loud, and -- 753 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:15,266 and will just keep on talking. 754 00:33:15,266 --> 00:33:16,900 -That's a disadvantage of being the youngest. 755 00:33:16,900 --> 00:33:18,200 -Mm-hmm. -But of course, 756 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,766 you're a very good cellist. 757 00:33:19,766 --> 00:33:21,166 Why did you choose a cello? 758 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:24,766 -I thought, yeah, I think Sheku was the main reason. 759 00:33:24,766 --> 00:33:26,600 -And of course, from when you were little, 760 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,633 you've had to perform, you've been on that stage. 761 00:33:29,633 --> 00:33:33,233 You haven't had the training that the others have had 762 00:33:33,233 --> 00:33:34,466 in the sense that 763 00:33:34,466 --> 00:33:37,200 they always went to local music competitions, 764 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:40,000 and nobody knew who they were, and they could go onstage, 765 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,333 they could make as many mistakes as they wanted -- 766 00:33:42,333 --> 00:33:44,900 whereas you, everything you do is in the public eye. 767 00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:46,766 [ Indistinct conversations, piano plays ] 768 00:33:46,766 --> 00:33:49,166 -The story of the seven talented siblings 769 00:33:49,166 --> 00:33:50,833 has spread over the country. 770 00:33:50,833 --> 00:33:52,233 [ Laughter ] 771 00:33:52,233 --> 00:33:54,200 Backstage, one would hardly think 772 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,233 they are about to play for hundreds live 773 00:33:56,233 --> 00:33:58,300 and thousands watching online. 774 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:01,300 [ Indistinct conversations ] 775 00:34:01,300 --> 00:34:04,300 [ Shouting playfully ] 776 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:07,566 -I said it. I said it. -No, it wasn't. 777 00:34:07,566 --> 00:34:09,533 -I thought it was me. -Oh, no, it's not even that. 778 00:34:09,533 --> 00:34:11,566 -I said falafel -- I said falafels first. 779 00:34:11,566 --> 00:34:14,833 I said falafels first. [ Playful shouting continues ] 780 00:34:14,833 --> 00:34:16,866 We can actually find out who's first, if you play that. 781 00:34:16,866 --> 00:34:20,366 -How are you spelling falafel? -No. I said... 782 00:34:20,366 --> 00:34:22,533 It was me! 783 00:34:22,533 --> 00:34:24,666 -No, you didn't. You said it after, way after. 784 00:34:24,666 --> 00:34:26,733 -Often, people think, if there's, like, seven, 785 00:34:26,733 --> 00:34:30,000 there must be, like, some kind of competition, but, really... 786 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,266 But I think also because we're all different ages, 787 00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:34,433 and we're all in different stages of our life, 788 00:34:34,433 --> 00:34:36,733 there isn't that kind of competition, 789 00:34:36,733 --> 00:34:39,366 and there is in other things, but not in music, 790 00:34:39,366 --> 00:34:41,266 like, normal family things, like, board games. 791 00:34:41,266 --> 00:34:42,400 [ Chuckling ] Yeah. 792 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:43,866 -Please welcome back to the stage 793 00:34:43,866 --> 00:34:48,866 Isata, Braimah, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata, 794 00:34:48,866 --> 00:34:52,266 and the sweetest, Mariatu. [ Cheers and applause ] 795 00:34:55,366 --> 00:34:58,200 -Some of the seven still struggle with nerves, 796 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,200 especially when they play their second-study instruments 797 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:02,900 to form an ensemble. 798 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:15,833 ♪♪♪ 799 00:35:15,833 --> 00:35:22,666 ♪♪♪ 800 00:35:22,666 --> 00:35:29,533 ♪♪♪ 801 00:35:29,533 --> 00:35:36,400 ♪♪♪ 802 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:42,000 ♪♪♪ 803 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:47,566 ♪♪♪ 804 00:35:47,566 --> 00:35:53,166 ♪♪♪ 805 00:35:53,166 --> 00:35:58,766 ♪♪♪ 806 00:35:58,766 --> 00:36:03,433 ♪♪♪ 807 00:36:03,433 --> 00:36:06,433 [ Tempo quickens, orchestral music swells ] 808 00:36:06,433 --> 00:36:13,000 ♪♪♪ 809 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:19,400 ♪♪♪ 810 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:23,866 ♪♪♪ 811 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,033 [ Cheers and applause ] 812 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,300 -I think I feel better when I'm playing 813 00:36:33,300 --> 00:36:36,133 with lots of people onstage, because I can hide. 814 00:36:36,133 --> 00:36:39,033 Not exactly, but, yeah, when we're all together, 815 00:36:39,033 --> 00:36:40,600 it feels really nice playing with them all. 816 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:41,766 So, I really enjoyed the Barbican, 817 00:36:41,766 --> 00:36:43,000 because we were all together. 818 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,500 So, yeah. 819 00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:51,033 ♪♪♪ 820 00:36:51,033 --> 00:36:55,366 ♪♪♪ 821 00:36:55,366 --> 00:37:00,000 -As a successful solo pianist, Isata often goes on tour alone. 822 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,766 She travels the world, playing in the UK and the US, 823 00:37:03,766 --> 00:37:05,866 France and Germany. 824 00:37:05,866 --> 00:37:08,200 At the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, 825 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,766 she is performing one of her favorite pieces, 826 00:37:10,766 --> 00:37:13,700 the Clara Schumann "Piano Concerto." 827 00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:15,566 The rehearsals with Christoph Eschenbach 828 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:19,066 are open to the public and completely sold out. 829 00:37:19,066 --> 00:37:22,733 ♪♪♪ 830 00:37:22,733 --> 00:37:24,433 -Isata is the oldest in the family, 831 00:37:24,433 --> 00:37:26,733 and she plays the piano and... 832 00:37:26,733 --> 00:37:28,500 -Okay, what's she like as a sister? 833 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:30,433 -She always takes care of me whenever she's babysitting me. 834 00:37:30,433 --> 00:37:33,066 And, yeah, she's always reminding me to practice, 835 00:37:33,066 --> 00:37:36,000 and she always helps me with my practice quite a lot, as well. 836 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,600 Yeah, she's -- she's lovely as a sister, and, yeah... 837 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:40,033 -And to the other girls, 838 00:37:40,033 --> 00:37:43,700 she's the one everyone goes to for advice. 839 00:37:43,700 --> 00:37:45,600 She's the one that mothers them all. 840 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,233 This is her when she was little. -Yeah. 841 00:37:48,233 --> 00:37:50,333 -Well, she looks very cute, but actually, 842 00:37:50,333 --> 00:37:53,700 she was also very, very lively. [ Laughs ] 843 00:37:53,700 --> 00:37:56,366 When she was recording the album for Clara Schumann, 844 00:37:56,366 --> 00:38:00,066 she was the one who, I think, identified with her a lot, 845 00:38:00,066 --> 00:38:05,133 because she was someone who was a properly professional pianist, 846 00:38:05,133 --> 00:38:07,600 female pianist, so long ago. 847 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,400 So, it makes it seem possible for Isata. 848 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:11,700 -Yeah. Yeah. 849 00:38:11,700 --> 00:38:14,566 -And in fact, her nickname is Clara Schumann. 850 00:38:14,566 --> 00:38:16,666 -Yeah, on the family group chat. -On the family group chat. 851 00:38:16,666 --> 00:38:18,833 -Which is Clara Schumann. -Yeah. 852 00:38:18,833 --> 00:38:20,466 So we just call her Clara. It's easier. 853 00:38:20,466 --> 00:38:21,833 -Mm. [ Both laugh ] 854 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:23,433 -You have some things. 855 00:38:23,433 --> 00:38:25,833 -Oh, there was just one bit in our duet. 856 00:38:25,833 --> 00:38:28,433 There was just one bit in our duet where we got out of time. 857 00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:31,300 Do you know the bit I mean? -47? 858 00:38:31,300 --> 00:38:34,066 -Yeah, I think we had, like -- we should try it once. 859 00:38:34,066 --> 00:38:37,166 Yeah. Do you want me to give you two bars, maybe? 860 00:38:37,166 --> 00:38:38,733 Okay. 861 00:38:38,733 --> 00:38:43,866 ♪♪♪ 862 00:38:43,866 --> 00:38:49,033 ♪♪♪ 863 00:38:49,033 --> 00:38:54,166 ♪♪♪ 864 00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:58,066 ♪♪♪ 865 00:38:58,066 --> 00:39:00,533 I don't know if you ever feel like you've arrived somewhere, 866 00:39:00,533 --> 00:39:03,200 because there's not really a specific arrival point. 867 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:05,000 There's always more to be doing, 868 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,566 and life is always changing and exciting. 869 00:39:07,566 --> 00:39:09,066 But at the same time, 870 00:39:09,066 --> 00:39:12,666 I think it's important to not always be striving... 871 00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:14,466 as in, I think it's important to appreciate 872 00:39:14,466 --> 00:39:16,400 where you've come from and where you are. 873 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,400 [ Computer audio connecting ] 874 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,000 -Hello. -Can you hear me? 875 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,066 -Yes, I think my signal's slow. 876 00:39:23,066 --> 00:39:24,300 -So, how are you? 877 00:39:24,300 --> 00:39:26,633 -I'm fine. I'm in the hotel garden. 878 00:39:26,633 --> 00:39:30,000 -Can you see? -Oh. Oh, it's gorgeous. 879 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,400 -Yeah. And it's Jeneba's birthday. 880 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:34,066 -It's Jeneba's birthday today. 881 00:39:34,066 --> 00:39:36,533 Do you want to tell me what she wants for her birthday? 882 00:39:36,533 --> 00:39:37,766 -Why? 883 00:39:37,766 --> 00:39:39,366 -Well, because she wants only one thing, 884 00:39:39,366 --> 00:39:41,733 which is a bicycle to ride around London, 885 00:39:41,733 --> 00:39:43,200 and I'm terrified. 886 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,600 -Well, then she has told you what she wants for her birthday. 887 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,000 You just won't get it. -I know, but I'm terrified. 888 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,833 I don't want her to ride a bike around London. 889 00:39:49,833 --> 00:39:52,566 -I'm going to get a bicycle when I go to Berlin. 890 00:39:52,566 --> 00:39:55,433 -No! Oh, well, maybe Berlin's different. 891 00:39:55,433 --> 00:39:57,333 -True. -We're going to Jeneba's prom 892 00:39:57,333 --> 00:39:59,466 on Tuesday, and then it will all -- 893 00:39:59,466 --> 00:40:01,066 Then, it'll be hectic from then on in. 894 00:40:01,066 --> 00:40:02,233 -Then it'll be hectic. -That'll be it. 895 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:03,900 That'll be everybody together. 896 00:40:03,900 --> 00:40:06,466 -Yeah, that's true. -Which is really nice. 897 00:40:06,466 --> 00:40:08,733 -I reckon this whole classical music thing was a ploy 898 00:40:08,733 --> 00:40:11,733 to kind of make sure we always have to keep coming back. 899 00:40:11,733 --> 00:40:13,300 -It's quite a good ploy. 900 00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:17,333 -It's working. -It means you have to see me. 901 00:40:17,333 --> 00:40:19,533 -Exactly. Cool. Well, I'll let you -- 902 00:40:19,533 --> 00:40:21,333 You've probably got lots to do. 903 00:40:21,333 --> 00:40:23,300 -I think we've all always got lots to do. 904 00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:25,000 But I've always got time to spend with you. 905 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,600 And I miss you. 906 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:30,433 -Bye. -Bye. Have a good day. Bye. 907 00:40:30,433 --> 00:40:34,433 -[Speaking German] Leonard Bernstein Award -- 908 00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:36,566 Isata Kanneh-Mason. 909 00:40:36,566 --> 00:40:38,166 Welcome on stage. 910 00:40:38,166 --> 00:40:41,233 [ Cheers and applause ] 911 00:40:43,133 --> 00:40:45,333 -It's such an honor to receive this prize. 912 00:40:45,333 --> 00:40:47,100 And when I read the list of people 913 00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:49,366 that have received it before, I kind of felt, 914 00:40:49,366 --> 00:40:51,033 "You sure you want to give that prize to me?" 915 00:40:51,033 --> 00:40:52,366 I mean... [ Chuckles ] 916 00:40:52,366 --> 00:40:55,000 And I think seeing how their careers have gone, 917 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,533 and I know all of them, 918 00:40:56,533 --> 00:40:58,700 or I knew many of the people on the list 919 00:40:58,700 --> 00:41:01,433 as really well-known, wonderful musicians. 920 00:41:01,433 --> 00:41:03,433 And of course, I would really hope that my career 921 00:41:03,433 --> 00:41:07,066 would go in that direction, and that I can live up to, 922 00:41:07,066 --> 00:41:09,500 you know, the previous people who have won the award. 923 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:12,500 [ "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Clara Schumann plays ] 924 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:18,500 ♪♪♪ 925 00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:24,466 ♪♪♪ 926 00:41:24,466 --> 00:41:30,466 ♪♪♪ 927 00:41:30,466 --> 00:41:36,433 ♪♪♪ 928 00:41:36,433 --> 00:41:42,433 ♪♪♪ 929 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:48,400 ♪♪♪ 930 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:54,400 ♪♪♪ 931 00:41:54,400 --> 00:42:00,366 ♪♪♪ 932 00:42:00,366 --> 00:42:06,433 ♪♪♪ 933 00:42:06,433 --> 00:42:12,400 ♪♪♪ 934 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:18,400 ♪♪♪ 935 00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:22,733 ♪♪♪ 936 00:42:24,033 --> 00:42:27,100 [ Cheers and applause ] 937 00:42:32,533 --> 00:42:35,566 [ Cheers and applause continue ] 938 00:42:37,866 --> 00:42:40,166 [ Cheers and applause fade ] 939 00:42:40,166 --> 00:42:43,233 [ Birds chirping ] 940 00:42:45,566 --> 00:42:47,600 -From Germany to Switzerland... 941 00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:52,166 ...Sheku is invited to the Verbier Festival. 942 00:42:53,366 --> 00:42:57,400 The audience enjoys a plethora of art and nature. 943 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,266 ♪♪♪ 944 00:42:59,266 --> 00:43:02,066 Sheku is playing in three concerts, 945 00:43:02,066 --> 00:43:06,000 one of which is an evening with Daniel Hope and Thomas Hampson, 946 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,300 that the artists conceived of together in rehearsals. 947 00:43:09,300 --> 00:43:13,200 [ Indistinct conversations ] 948 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:16,766 -♪ There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin ♪ 949 00:43:16,766 --> 00:43:19,033 ♪ When the Brooklyn boys begin ♪ 950 00:43:19,033 --> 00:43:20,400 ♪ Yeah, they will ♪ 951 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,666 ♪ Take the joint apart and tear it down ♪ 952 00:43:23,666 --> 00:43:26,000 ♪ When they take old Berlin ♪ 953 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,900 [ Laughter ] 954 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:30,633 -Fabulous. -Can I get some maracas, though? 955 00:43:30,633 --> 00:43:31,966 So... -I mean, absolutely. 956 00:43:31,966 --> 00:43:34,633 You guys can bang, and, you know... 957 00:43:34,633 --> 00:43:36,400 Do you ever thump on this? 958 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,333 [ Wood rattles ] [ Laughs ] 959 00:43:38,333 --> 00:43:39,366 [ Indistinct conversations ] 960 00:43:39,366 --> 00:43:40,433 You're up. 961 00:43:40,433 --> 00:43:42,966 -♪ Okla...homa, Okla...homa ♪ 962 00:43:42,966 --> 00:43:45,866 ♪ Okla...homa, Okla...homa ♪ 963 00:43:45,866 --> 00:43:46,933 ♪ Okla-- ♪ 964 00:43:46,933 --> 00:43:49,366 ♪ We know we belong to the land ♪ 965 00:43:49,366 --> 00:43:52,033 ♪ And the land we belong to is grand ♪ 966 00:43:52,033 --> 00:43:54,066 ♪ And when we say ♪ 967 00:43:54,066 --> 00:43:57,766 ♪ Yee-ow! A-yip-i-o-ee-ay! ♪ 968 00:43:57,766 --> 00:44:01,400 ♪ We're only sayin' you're doin' fine, Oklahoma ♪ 969 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:02,966 ♪ Oklahoma ♪ 970 00:44:02,966 --> 00:44:06,133 ♪ O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A ♪ 971 00:44:06,133 --> 00:44:10,166 ♪ Oklahoma! ♪ 972 00:44:10,166 --> 00:44:11,466 ♪ Yee-ow! ♪ 973 00:44:11,466 --> 00:44:14,533 [ Cheers and applause ] 974 00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:19,900 -Isata has also come to Verbier 975 00:44:19,900 --> 00:44:22,400 to play a concert with Sheku. 976 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:24,300 They are playing a varied program 977 00:44:24,300 --> 00:44:27,366 from Britten to Rachmaninoff. 978 00:44:27,366 --> 00:44:29,466 -Have you -- Is this where you did your other rehearsals? 979 00:44:29,466 --> 00:44:31,066 -Yeah. -Mm. 980 00:44:32,866 --> 00:44:34,266 Okay. 981 00:44:34,266 --> 00:44:37,566 -Is that nice, isn't it? -Oh. 982 00:44:37,566 --> 00:44:39,900 This is what I like to see. -The view? 983 00:44:39,900 --> 00:44:41,200 -Well, I can't actually see the view 984 00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:43,466 while rehearsing, which is kind of annoying. 985 00:44:43,466 --> 00:44:46,000 I'll have to keep turning around, you know. 986 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:49,000 [ Birds chirping ] 987 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:56,000 ♪♪♪ 988 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:59,733 ♪♪♪ 989 00:44:59,733 --> 00:45:02,233 Um... [ Piano plays ] 990 00:45:02,233 --> 00:45:03,366 I'd just like to... 991 00:45:03,366 --> 00:45:04,433 ♪♪♪ 992 00:45:04,433 --> 00:45:06,133 Yeah, that can be... 993 00:45:06,133 --> 00:45:08,866 ♪♪♪ 994 00:45:08,866 --> 00:45:12,200 -Ah. -[ Speaking indistinctly ] 995 00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:14,700 Somehow, I know what you're playing here 996 00:45:14,700 --> 00:45:17,333 is technically the same as one of them. 997 00:45:17,333 --> 00:45:19,133 -Because of the [Vocalizing]. -But, because of that, I think, 998 00:45:19,133 --> 00:45:21,500 we need to figure out... -Yeah. 999 00:45:21,500 --> 00:45:23,666 -It's not so bad when you get into it. 1000 00:45:23,666 --> 00:45:26,633 -Yeah. Yes. -Maybe from there. 1001 00:45:27,566 --> 00:45:32,466 ♪♪♪ 1002 00:45:32,466 --> 00:45:34,100 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1003 00:45:34,100 --> 00:45:38,000 -The last of the support team that is in town includes Konya, 1004 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,166 who is working on writing a children's book. 1005 00:45:40,166 --> 00:45:41,633 She has come with a friend 1006 00:45:41,633 --> 00:45:44,000 and their brother Braimah, who brought his roommate. 1007 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:45,600 -You want someone now looking at this? 1008 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,000 -No, I don't. 1009 00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:49,066 -For this festival, the Verbier Music Festival, 1010 00:45:49,066 --> 00:45:50,633 half of us who have come, Braimah and I, 1011 00:45:50,633 --> 00:45:51,866 aren't actually performing. 1012 00:45:51,866 --> 00:45:53,600 It's just Isata and Sheku who are performing. 1013 00:45:53,600 --> 00:45:55,700 So, we're here for a holiday, and they're working. 1014 00:45:55,700 --> 00:45:57,800 And it'll be things, like, some morning Sheku will be like, 1015 00:45:57,800 --> 00:45:59,400 "Oh, I'm just going off to do like a 3-hour rehearsal." 1016 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:01,266 And we're like, "What? Really?" 1017 00:46:01,266 --> 00:46:03,500 And it's like, we've forgotten that's obviously why we're here. 1018 00:46:03,500 --> 00:46:09,633 ♪♪♪ 1019 00:46:09,633 --> 00:46:15,766 ♪♪♪ 1020 00:46:15,766 --> 00:46:18,033 -Yeah. -[ Exhales sharply ] 1021 00:46:18,033 --> 00:46:19,800 This program that we're rehearsing, 1022 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,000 we've performed a lot together as a duo. 1023 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:23,733 Really nice, I mean, we both love this repertoire, 1024 00:46:23,733 --> 00:46:25,000 and we love playing together. 1025 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:26,266 So, it's... 1026 00:46:26,266 --> 00:46:27,566 Yeah, it's definitely different than rehearsing 1027 00:46:27,566 --> 00:46:29,000 with people I don't know, 1028 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,366 because you have to get to know them through the -- 1029 00:46:31,366 --> 00:46:33,466 through the rehearsal and their playing and things like that. 1030 00:46:33,466 --> 00:46:35,166 -Do you want to start with... 1031 00:46:35,166 --> 00:46:37,133 -I thought it would be, probably... 1032 00:46:37,133 --> 00:46:38,766 [ Piano music swells ] 1033 00:46:38,766 --> 00:46:40,866 -Ah! Ah! [ Laughs ] 1034 00:46:40,866 --> 00:46:42,266 It would actually help if I could just scream at them, 1035 00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:43,333 I think. 1036 00:46:43,333 --> 00:46:44,366 ♪♪♪ 1037 00:46:44,366 --> 00:46:45,766 -Because... 1038 00:46:45,766 --> 00:46:47,433 ♪♪♪ 1039 00:46:47,433 --> 00:46:48,833 [ Both chuckle ] 1040 00:46:48,833 --> 00:46:50,900 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1041 00:46:50,900 --> 00:46:52,866 -Guys! -That's good. 1042 00:46:52,866 --> 00:46:54,866 -Just got to keep going. Keep going. Keep going. 1043 00:46:54,866 --> 00:46:57,666 [ Laughter ] 1044 00:46:57,666 --> 00:46:59,033 -Oh! [ Laughter ] 1045 00:46:59,033 --> 00:47:01,200 -So, Konya. What would you say about Konya? 1046 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:03,766 -I think she's very creative, because she enjoys... 1047 00:47:03,766 --> 00:47:05,166 She does a lot of writing. 1048 00:47:05,166 --> 00:47:07,700 Yeah, I think she really enjoys a lot of other things, 1049 00:47:07,700 --> 00:47:09,000 aside from music. 1050 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:10,666 -She's just a very creative person, 1051 00:47:10,666 --> 00:47:14,600 but she's someone that often doesn't believe in herself. 1052 00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,266 So, I remember when she auditioned 1053 00:47:16,266 --> 00:47:18,900 for the Royal Academy of Music to study piano, 1054 00:47:18,900 --> 00:47:23,500 it was a really big deal for her when she got the big scholarship 1055 00:47:23,500 --> 00:47:26,233 and she got in and everyone was cheering her. 1056 00:47:26,233 --> 00:47:29,400 I think, for her, she thought, "Oh, I'm as good as the others." 1057 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:32,133 And she's always thinking that she isn't. 1058 00:47:32,133 --> 00:47:33,733 -It's okay. -Are we going? 1059 00:47:33,733 --> 00:47:35,333 -I mean, I thought you guys wanted to go back. 1060 00:47:35,333 --> 00:47:37,066 -What time is it? -We're gonna have time. 1061 00:47:37,066 --> 00:47:39,333 -We spent most of this trip timetabling our days. 1062 00:47:39,333 --> 00:47:42,033 Like, "Okay, two hours to do this." Let's just... 1063 00:47:42,033 --> 00:47:44,033 -Oh. -Coming from Isata. 1064 00:47:44,033 --> 00:47:46,100 -Wait. No. No. -Wait, what? 1065 00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:47,800 -Did you catch this? -It's like me, you know, 1066 00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:50,366 asking you guys to be organized. What is this about? 1067 00:47:50,366 --> 00:47:51,466 [ Laughter ] 1068 00:47:51,466 --> 00:47:53,000 -It's not that I'm organized. 1069 00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:54,433 If I don't organize, 1070 00:47:54,433 --> 00:47:55,633 we won't get anywhere. 1071 00:47:55,633 --> 00:47:56,866 We won't leave the house and then... 1072 00:47:56,866 --> 00:47:59,133 No, can I just say, if I don't say, 1073 00:47:59,133 --> 00:48:00,400 "Guys, let's do this. Let's do that." 1074 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:02,133 Then what will happen is nothing will happen. 1075 00:48:02,133 --> 00:48:04,033 And then someone will be like, "Oh, no, we've missed this. 1076 00:48:04,033 --> 00:48:05,433 We've missed that. There's no time." 1077 00:48:05,433 --> 00:48:07,166 Well, yeah. See, if I didn't organize, 1078 00:48:07,166 --> 00:48:08,466 that's how it would actually be. -Ohh. 1079 00:48:08,466 --> 00:48:10,133 -Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? 1080 00:48:10,133 --> 00:48:12,033 I think it's closed. [ Laughter ] 1081 00:48:12,033 --> 00:48:13,533 -Sheku is actually working. 1082 00:48:13,533 --> 00:48:15,500 I have one concert tomorrow, 1083 00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:18,166 and apart from that, we've just been doing our thing. 1084 00:48:18,166 --> 00:48:19,800 Sheku's actually been rehearsing, 1085 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:21,333 pretty much all day, every day. 1086 00:48:21,333 --> 00:48:23,033 -Someone's got to bring bread to the table. 1087 00:48:23,033 --> 00:48:24,866 [ Laughter ] 1088 00:48:24,866 --> 00:48:26,300 I'm joking. I'm joking. 1089 00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:28,500 -Wait. -No, no, I... 1090 00:48:28,500 --> 00:48:30,566 ♪♪♪ 1091 00:48:30,566 --> 00:48:33,566 [ Birds chirping, indistinct conversations ] 1092 00:48:33,566 --> 00:48:35,566 ♪♪♪ 1093 00:48:35,566 --> 00:48:37,400 -There we go. -Thank you. 1094 00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:40,266 [ "Cello Sonata in D Minor" by Frank Bridge plays ] 1095 00:48:40,266 --> 00:48:47,300 ♪♪♪ 1096 00:48:47,300 --> 00:48:52,300 ♪♪♪ 1097 00:48:52,300 --> 00:48:57,300 ♪♪♪ 1098 00:48:57,300 --> 00:49:02,366 ♪♪♪ 1099 00:49:02,366 --> 00:49:07,400 ♪♪♪ 1100 00:49:07,400 --> 00:49:17,400 ♪♪♪ 1101 00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:22,400 ♪♪♪ 1102 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:27,433 ♪♪♪ 1103 00:49:27,433 --> 00:49:37,433 ♪♪♪ 1104 00:49:37,433 --> 00:49:42,466 ♪♪♪ 1105 00:49:42,466 --> 00:49:46,433 ♪♪♪ 1106 00:49:46,433 --> 00:49:49,500 [ Cheers and applause ] 1107 00:49:52,566 --> 00:49:55,400 [ Door opens ] 1108 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:58,800 [ Gleeful chatter ] 1109 00:50:03,733 --> 00:50:06,100 -Now, I'm actually shaking. -Yeah. 1110 00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:08,000 -Guys. Okay. Stop. It's too much. 1111 00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:09,366 It's too much. Yeah. 1112 00:50:09,366 --> 00:50:11,733 [ Chatter continues ] 1113 00:50:11,733 --> 00:50:13,533 [ Sighs ] I'm so glad that's done. 1114 00:50:13,533 --> 00:50:16,133 Breathe, you know, and live life. 1115 00:50:16,133 --> 00:50:18,033 -And that's what was lovely about Verbier. 1116 00:50:18,033 --> 00:50:21,300 It was the opportunity to meet people from all over 1117 00:50:21,300 --> 00:50:22,566 with so many different backgrounds 1118 00:50:22,566 --> 00:50:24,066 and so many different stories. 1119 00:50:24,066 --> 00:50:28,100 And I think that was definitely very refreshing. 1120 00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:31,566 But I think, in terms of the music scene here, 1121 00:50:31,566 --> 00:50:33,300 I think there's still a lot more we could do, 1122 00:50:33,300 --> 00:50:36,200 in terms of representation and diversity. 1123 00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:37,833 There's still a lot to be done. 1124 00:50:37,833 --> 00:50:40,600 It's just important that any child can look at someone 1125 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:42,366 who's doing something good, and be like, 1126 00:50:42,366 --> 00:50:45,233 "They also look like me, which means I can do it, too." 1127 00:50:45,233 --> 00:50:47,400 So, it's been something I'm quite passionate about. 1128 00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,633 [ Vehicles passing ] 1129 00:50:58,200 --> 00:51:00,300 -Jeneba, when she was little, 1130 00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:02,633 she was always the tomboy of the family. 1131 00:51:02,633 --> 00:51:07,566 And then she became much more kind of quiet and introverted. 1132 00:51:07,566 --> 00:51:09,300 And when she plays the piano, 1133 00:51:09,300 --> 00:51:11,433 it's definitely from somewhere deep within. 1134 00:51:11,433 --> 00:51:13,733 Isata started learning the piano at 6. 1135 00:51:13,733 --> 00:51:16,500 Jeneba was ready to learn at 3, 1136 00:51:16,500 --> 00:51:17,866 and this is when she was -- 1137 00:51:17,866 --> 00:51:19,866 probably, I think she was about 4, 1138 00:51:19,866 --> 00:51:22,400 4 or 5 years old playing a concert. 1139 00:51:22,400 --> 00:51:23,866 And she was just a total natural. 1140 00:51:23,866 --> 00:51:25,700 Walked on the stage, and then she's there, 1141 00:51:25,700 --> 00:51:27,133 completely in her own world. 1142 00:51:27,133 --> 00:51:29,233 -She's the one who mainly tells me to practice. 1143 00:51:29,233 --> 00:51:31,066 She's like, "Go practice. What are you doing?" 1144 00:51:31,066 --> 00:51:32,666 -But she's interesting, because she's a little sister 1145 00:51:32,666 --> 00:51:34,000 and a big sister. 1146 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:35,866 So, she's very much a big sister to you, 1147 00:51:35,866 --> 00:51:39,033 but she's very much a little sister to Konya and Isata. 1148 00:51:39,033 --> 00:51:40,533 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1149 00:51:40,533 --> 00:51:45,100 -Normally, the trio consists of Isata, Braimah, and Sheku, 1150 00:51:45,100 --> 00:51:46,800 but for a chamber music concert 1151 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:49,666 at the legendary Wigmore Hall in London, 1152 00:51:49,666 --> 00:51:53,300 it is Jeneba who will be playing the piano with her brothers. 1153 00:51:53,300 --> 00:51:55,366 She hides her nerves well. 1154 00:51:55,366 --> 00:51:56,700 -No, no. 1155 00:51:56,700 --> 00:51:59,866 -Today is the day that Jeneba, Braimah, and Sheku 1156 00:51:59,866 --> 00:52:02,600 all play at the Wigmore Hall, which is Jeneba's debut. 1157 00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:03,733 -Jeneba's debut. Yes. 1158 00:52:03,733 --> 00:52:05,000 The other two have played before. 1159 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:06,500 -It's going to be amazing. 1160 00:52:06,500 --> 00:52:08,633 So, and Wigmore is a really special place, as well. 1161 00:52:08,633 --> 00:52:11,066 It's where everyone wants to play chamber music. 1162 00:52:11,066 --> 00:52:12,866 -Yes, it's a wonderful recital hall, 1163 00:52:12,866 --> 00:52:15,366 great acoustic, and a really good audience. 1164 00:52:15,366 --> 00:52:18,133 -And it's just the place -- It just has this -- 1165 00:52:18,133 --> 00:52:20,566 this meaning, I think, in Britain, 1166 00:52:20,566 --> 00:52:22,400 of the place to play chamber music. 1167 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:25,000 -So, for them, it's such an important concert. 1168 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:28,000 [ Vehicles passing ] 1169 00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:29,800 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1170 00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:32,333 When we used to take them to concerts, for example, 1171 00:52:32,333 --> 00:52:35,833 we would be the only Black people in the audience. 1172 00:52:35,833 --> 00:52:37,800 There would be no Black people onstage. 1173 00:52:37,800 --> 00:52:39,833 But we didn't point it out to them. 1174 00:52:39,833 --> 00:52:41,533 We just carried on very positively, 1175 00:52:41,533 --> 00:52:42,800 saying, "This is great. 1176 00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:45,200 This is what you want to do. That's fantastic." 1177 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:48,333 And, of course, they noticed and they grew up to understand that. 1178 00:52:48,333 --> 00:52:50,033 But we never at all allowed them 1179 00:52:50,033 --> 00:52:52,566 to think it was something they should not or could not do. 1180 00:52:52,566 --> 00:52:55,633 [ Applause ] 1181 00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:01,900 [ Cello notes play ] 1182 00:53:03,900 --> 00:53:13,400 ♪♪♪ 1183 00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:20,200 ♪♪♪ 1184 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:27,000 ♪♪♪ 1185 00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:31,900 ♪♪♪ 1186 00:53:31,900 --> 00:53:34,000 -I think, especially, as the fifth child, 1187 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,433 you kind of watch your siblings go through certain stages, 1188 00:53:37,433 --> 00:53:39,133 and then you can learn from it 1189 00:53:39,133 --> 00:53:40,900 before you actually have to do it. 1190 00:53:40,900 --> 00:53:43,533 So there is definitely a benefit of not being the oldest, 1191 00:53:43,533 --> 00:53:45,000 because I think for Isata, 1192 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:47,700 she's always had to kind of work it out on her own. 1193 00:53:47,700 --> 00:53:49,433 But then she comes and tells me all the things 1194 00:53:49,433 --> 00:53:52,200 that she's had to struggle with in piano and music, 1195 00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:53,833 and then I can benefit from that. 1196 00:53:53,833 --> 00:53:58,833 ♪♪♪ 1197 00:53:58,833 --> 00:54:03,866 ♪♪♪ 1198 00:54:03,866 --> 00:54:06,933 [ Cheers and applause ] 1199 00:54:15,033 --> 00:54:18,000 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1200 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,266 -Well, she was settled actually from the beginning. 1201 00:54:19,266 --> 00:54:20,600 -Totally settled. -Yeah. Very focused. 1202 00:54:20,600 --> 00:54:22,533 She was good, actually -- Yeah. -She's good at that. 1203 00:54:22,533 --> 00:54:24,600 -Yeah, backstage, she wasn't... 1204 00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:26,500 -Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. -Chaos. 1205 00:54:26,500 --> 00:54:28,733 -That's what's so funny. That's what's so funny. 1206 00:54:28,733 --> 00:54:30,233 -Then she gets onstage, and it's like... 1207 00:54:30,233 --> 00:54:31,900 -Sounded gorgeous. -Beautiful. 1208 00:54:31,900 --> 00:54:34,133 And it's so difficult in that hall with that piano, 1209 00:54:34,133 --> 00:54:36,000 and it just sounded fantastic. 1210 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:38,066 [ Laughter ] -But it's a big day for you. 1211 00:54:38,066 --> 00:54:39,500 -Yeah. 1212 00:54:39,500 --> 00:54:41,300 -It was a big day. 1213 00:54:41,300 --> 00:54:42,600 [ Gleeful chatter continues ] 1214 00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:43,900 -But, no, I should probably go. 1215 00:54:43,900 --> 00:54:45,166 -Yeah? 1216 00:54:45,166 --> 00:54:46,666 -[ Speaking indistinctly ] 1217 00:54:46,666 --> 00:54:49,866 That was such a good warm-up. -[ Laughs ] 1218 00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:52,466 -If you win... -Yeah, a lot, actually. 1219 00:54:52,466 --> 00:54:53,600 -...everybody is cheering for you. 1220 00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:56,066 -Yeah. Everyone. I wish I could come. 1221 00:54:56,066 --> 00:54:57,633 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1222 00:54:57,633 --> 00:54:59,133 -No, it's good to have it, you know what I mean? 1223 00:54:59,133 --> 00:55:01,233 -I have to get back to Nottingham. 1224 00:55:01,233 --> 00:55:02,700 -It feels like a World Cup final. 1225 00:55:02,700 --> 00:55:03,866 -Yeah. 1226 00:55:03,866 --> 00:55:06,266 -Here we go! Oh, my God! 1227 00:55:06,266 --> 00:55:09,800 [ Players shouting ] 1228 00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:12,566 -When two of the top conservatoires of London 1229 00:55:12,566 --> 00:55:14,233 play each other in football, 1230 00:55:14,233 --> 00:55:17,000 the musicians' competitive side comes out. 1231 00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:20,800 Sheku is one of the best players on the Royal Academy's team. 1232 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:22,366 -Yeah, if Academy can perform as well 1233 00:55:22,366 --> 00:55:24,400 as they do in the concert hall, 1234 00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:27,066 then College are in for a real shock. 1235 00:55:27,066 --> 00:55:28,900 -Yeah. [ Laughter ] 1236 00:55:28,900 --> 00:55:31,533 I go to College, but, like, I'm still supporting Academy. 1237 00:55:31,533 --> 00:55:33,200 -Yeah. [ Chuckles ] -Yeah. 1238 00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:35,533 -Plus, you should always root for the fan favorite. 1239 00:55:35,533 --> 00:55:37,900 -[ Laughs ] -[ Chuckles ] Yeah. 1240 00:55:37,900 --> 00:55:39,433 [ Players shouting ] 1241 00:55:39,433 --> 00:55:41,066 -All of the Kanneh-Mason children 1242 00:55:41,066 --> 00:55:44,600 attended the junior program at the Royal Academy of Music, 1243 00:55:44,600 --> 00:55:49,400 and the oldest four moved on to the Academy's full-time program. 1244 00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:51,366 Jeneba was the first to choose 1245 00:55:51,366 --> 00:55:53,766 the Royal College of Music instead. 1246 00:55:53,766 --> 00:55:56,766 [ Cheers and applause ] 1247 00:55:56,766 --> 00:55:59,833 [ Players shouting ] 1248 00:56:00,666 --> 00:56:03,100 -Sheku scored a very classy goal. 1249 00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:07,033 It was offside. Controversial. -[ Chuckles ] 1250 00:56:07,033 --> 00:56:08,466 -Yeah, we'll see. We'll see. 1251 00:56:08,466 --> 00:56:11,533 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1252 00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:16,000 [ Players shouting continues ] 1253 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,466 -So, all the players are music students. 1254 00:56:17,466 --> 00:56:19,700 Yeah. Yeah. I think, once the game starts, 1255 00:56:19,700 --> 00:56:21,000 like, you just have to just hope 1256 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:23,066 that nothing bad happens to him. 1257 00:56:23,066 --> 00:56:24,533 But Sheku did once, like, 1258 00:56:24,533 --> 00:56:25,900 fracture his wrist playing football. 1259 00:56:25,900 --> 00:56:27,800 So, it can happen. -Yeah, but you could 1260 00:56:27,800 --> 00:56:30,000 also, like, break your wrist, like, falling down the stairs. 1261 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,266 But you have to go upstairs and downstairs. 1262 00:56:32,266 --> 00:56:34,533 You have to have some fun, or like some sport in your life. 1263 00:56:34,533 --> 00:56:37,533 [ Team cheers ] 1264 00:56:37,533 --> 00:56:38,733 -Oh! 1265 00:56:38,733 --> 00:56:41,966 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1266 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:46,600 -[ Laughs ] 1267 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:48,466 [ Birds chirping ] 1268 00:56:48,466 --> 00:56:49,600 [ Door closes ] 1269 00:56:49,600 --> 00:56:50,666 -Good morning. 1270 00:56:50,666 --> 00:56:52,066 -Morning, Jen. Good morning, Jen. 1271 00:56:52,066 --> 00:56:53,533 -[ Chuckles ] -What about Isata? 1272 00:56:53,533 --> 00:56:55,333 -The big day has arrived. 1273 00:56:55,333 --> 00:56:59,033 The siblings are leaving to play the BBC Proms in London. 1274 00:56:59,033 --> 00:57:01,100 There is hardly a greater honor. 1275 00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:03,000 -And you can remind me every day. 1276 00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:05,500 -Their home leaves little room for privacy. 1277 00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:09,166 And yet, Aminata finds time to study for school, 1278 00:57:09,166 --> 00:57:11,733 Konya works on her first publication, 1279 00:57:11,733 --> 00:57:16,233 and everyone sneaks in a quick jog to keep their bodies ready. 1280 00:57:16,233 --> 00:57:19,600 It is a regular day in their busy lives. 1281 00:57:20,733 --> 00:57:23,766 -I am never, ever going to have porridge with water, 1282 00:57:23,766 --> 00:57:25,866 and I am also going to do my essays 1283 00:57:25,866 --> 00:57:28,200 as soon as I get them at university. 1284 00:57:28,200 --> 00:57:29,833 [ Indistinct conversations ] 1285 00:57:29,833 --> 00:57:31,500 -I'm going to send this to you when you get to university. 1286 00:57:31,500 --> 00:57:33,433 [ Laughter ] -Yeah. What's that? 1287 00:57:33,433 --> 00:57:34,500 -Help. -Help. Oh. 1288 00:57:34,500 --> 00:57:35,766 -Help... -The Kanneh-Masons 1289 00:57:35,766 --> 00:57:38,533 are a completely normal family of nine. 1290 00:57:38,533 --> 00:57:40,266 They just happen to include 1291 00:57:40,266 --> 00:57:44,000 seven spectacularly talented musicians. 1292 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:46,566 Whether they will all pursue a career in music 1293 00:57:46,566 --> 00:57:48,333 remains to be seen. 1294 00:57:48,333 --> 00:57:51,666 They have many interests and a sense of community 1295 00:57:51,666 --> 00:57:55,600 that connects them beyond the musical ensembles they form. 1296 00:57:55,600 --> 00:57:57,400 -Roger. -She got it first. 1297 00:57:57,400 --> 00:57:58,800 -Yes! -Botched. 1298 00:57:58,800 --> 00:58:01,100 -Smile. I said smile first. 1299 00:58:01,100 --> 00:58:03,333 [ Gleeful chatter ] 1300 00:58:03,333 --> 00:58:04,733 -Oh, yeah. Sorry. 1301 00:58:04,733 --> 00:58:06,000 -Okay, guys, we need to go. 1302 00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:07,666 -[ Speaking indistinctly ] 1303 00:58:07,666 --> 00:58:09,400 -Each of them has their own dreams 1304 00:58:09,400 --> 00:58:12,133 that they carry within them, wherever they go, 1305 00:58:12,133 --> 00:58:15,500 and so, too, in the Royal Albert Hall. 1306 00:58:15,500 --> 00:58:18,200 -But my biggest dream is just to go touring around the world, 1307 00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:20,400 doing lots of different concerts, 1308 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:22,633 maybe -- maybe not even always classical. 1309 00:58:22,633 --> 00:58:23,866 Who knows? 1310 00:58:23,866 --> 00:58:25,833 [ Cheers and applause ] 1311 00:58:25,833 --> 00:58:28,233 -On stage would be nice, I'm not sure yet. 1312 00:58:28,233 --> 00:58:31,000 But I think acting would be really, really good. 1313 00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:32,866 ♪♪♪ 1314 00:58:32,866 --> 00:58:35,266 -My main goal would just be to play 1315 00:58:35,266 --> 00:58:37,366 in as many concert halls as possible, 1316 00:58:37,366 --> 00:58:39,733 and with as many different musicians as possible. 1317 00:58:39,733 --> 00:58:41,900 -I think I would just love to find a way 1318 00:58:41,900 --> 00:58:44,000 of balancing both music and writing 1319 00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:45,133 in a way that I love, 1320 00:58:45,133 --> 00:58:47,066 in a way that I can share with others. 1321 00:58:47,066 --> 00:58:50,033 ♪♪♪ 1322 00:58:50,033 --> 00:58:51,766 -We do lots of work in Antigua, 1323 00:58:51,766 --> 00:58:55,233 and we're working on trying to create a chamber music festival. 1324 00:58:55,233 --> 00:58:58,033 And this is something that I think is really important 1325 00:58:58,033 --> 00:58:59,500 for my life, as well. 1326 00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:02,633 -One thing would be to have my own festival somewhere, 1327 00:59:02,633 --> 00:59:04,533 something where I feel, yeah -- 1328 00:59:04,533 --> 00:59:08,700 something that I've created myself and I'm able to direct. 1329 00:59:08,700 --> 00:59:11,666 ♪♪♪ 1330 00:59:11,666 --> 00:59:14,300 -An album just of Rachmaninoff. 1331 00:59:14,300 --> 00:59:16,000 And I would have just released that. 1332 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:17,633 I think that would be a big dream. 1333 00:59:17,633 --> 00:59:19,633 -Success is not something I'd worry about, 1334 00:59:19,633 --> 00:59:21,066 because what is success? 1335 00:59:21,066 --> 00:59:22,300 But I always want to make sure 1336 00:59:22,300 --> 00:59:23,733 they're doing something they enjoy. 1337 00:59:23,733 --> 00:59:27,533 ♪♪♪ 1338 00:59:27,533 --> 00:59:30,166 -My dream is that they all 1339 00:59:30,166 --> 00:59:33,466 are able to have very creative, full lives. 1340 00:59:33,466 --> 00:59:34,866 That's it. 1341 00:59:34,866 --> 00:59:36,000 ♪♪♪ 1342 00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:39,233 [ Cheers and applause ] 1343 00:59:48,100 --> 00:59:50,000 [ Applause continues ] 1344 00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:56,000 [ Applause continues ]