Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason lives in Nottingham and is a former lecturer in English at The University of Birmingham. She is the author of House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons and To Be Young, Gifted and Black. Kadiatu has seven children, all of whom are classical musicians, and the family has been the subject of several documentaries. Kadiatu is on the Board of Trustees for the Music in Secondary Schools Trust, National Children’s Orchestra, European String Teachers Association, Nottingham Education Trust and Music Masters. She is continuing to write and give talks, interviews and lectures around the UK on diversity in classical music, music education, issues of race and inclusion, literature and parenting.