Classical Interviews – John Kanu

By WTJU

John Kanu is a UVA student and Cellist for Charlottesville Symphony. We spoke with him about how he got started, how he gets others into classical music, and what he’d like to see change in the classical music field.

These interviews aired as part of Classical Sunrise, weekday mornings from 7-9am.

Emotive playing

How he learned to play cello

Classical music in the 21st century

Early education and more accessible music learning/Better representation

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