Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Sophia Rahman - Great Hall, Kent College

Bologne - Violin sonata G minor Op.1 Arvo Pärt - Fratres Boulanger - Two Pieces for Violin and Piano, Nocturne Korngold - Marietta’s Lied from Die Tote Stadt op. 12 Shostakovich - The Gadfly (Ovod): Suite, op.97a: Romance Price - Adoration (solo violin & orchestra) Mozart - Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor KV 304 Grieg - Sonata No.3 for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 45 Violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason is joined by pianist Sophia Rahman for this Canterbury Festival performance, presenting together a varied programme of works including pieces by Pärt, Shostakovich, Mozart and more. The second eldest of the Kanneh-Mason siblings, Braimah Kanneh-Mason is a dynamic and engaging violinist who has performed throughout the UK and internationally in venues such as London’s Wigmore Hall and Barbican Hall. Known for her ‘supreme chamber-musical responsiveness’ (The Arts Desk) Sophia recently played the upright piano in Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells in 2026 and is Artistic Director of the Whittington Festival.