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In a Family Filled With Musicians, A Young Pianist Finds Her Voice

Isata Kanneh-Mason, one of seven siblings in a British family bursting with promising music careers, showcases the long-overlooked music of Clara Schumann on her debut.
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, one of seven musical siblings, has just released <em>Romance</em>, her debut album.

From the Tudors to the Windsors, Britain boasts a lot of dynasties. But there's another British household that's becoming something of a musical royal family. The Kanneh-Mason family, with seven sibling musicians aged preteen to early 20s, is a classical clan filled with promising careers.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, the oldest at 23, just released her debut album, , on Decca, the prominent classical at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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