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\"STYLE\"<\/p>\n

I live with my brother and a friend in Peckham. The house is very musical. There\u2019s always the sound of a cello, violin or guitar. <\/p>\n

Where do you stay in London? <\/p>\n

I stay at home. I\u2019m often in my garden. I love being out here. It\u2019s nice to have this space \u2014 we have a fig tree, an apple tree and a banana tree. <\/p>\n

Where was your first flat?<\/p>\n

I moved to London almost 10 years ago, as a student. I studied at the Royal Academy of Music and stayed in student halls in Marylebone. <\/p>\n

\"Sheku<\/p>\n

Sheku Kanneh-Mason has performed cello since he was young<\/p>\n

Ollie Ali<\/p>\n

What was your first job ?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always just been a cellist and have been performing since I was young. I\u2019ve never had a proper job! <\/p>\n

Where would you recommend for a first date? <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a place in Peckham called Hausu<\/a>, which I love. It\u2019s a great spot, super cool, with good plates of food and great drinks. It\u2019s cosy. <\/p>\n

Restaurants close too early in London \u2014 we should be more like New York. Let people stay out!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best meal you\u2019ve had? <\/p>\n

Probably Jikoni<\/a> in Marylebone. I used to go all the time when I lived around there. I love that place, particularly the banana cake dessert. I\u2019d finish [music] practice for the day and I\u2019d go just for that. It\u2019s indulgent, beautiful and delicious. <\/p>\n

What would you do if you were Mayor for the day? <\/p>\n

I\u2019d give restaurants later licences so they could stay open for longer. Kitchens close too early in London \u2014 we should be more like New York. Let people stay out! I finish concerts at 10.30pm and always end up racing to a restaurant to get my order in before the kitchen shuts.<\/p>\n

Who is the most iconic Londoner?<\/p>\n

Bob Marley. He lived here for a time.<\/p>\n

\"31\/07\/23. ES<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m quite centred around Peckham\u2019<\/p>\n

Daniel Lynch<\/p>\n

Where do you go and what do you do to have fun?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m quite centred around Peckham, in the summer especially. Bold Tendencies in Peckham Levels is great. If I\u2019m in London, I head there on Wednesday nights. <\/p>\n

I play football a lot. I use an app called Footy Addicts \u2014 you just log in and find a game happening nearby. I\u2019ll go as far as Brixton to play. I just try to avoid going in goal, as I have to protect my fingers. I\u2019m a striker. <\/p>\n

Who do you call when you want to have fun?<\/p>\n

One of my best friends, Matt. He\u2019s very much up for a night out. Wherever we go and whatever we do, we\u2019ll have a good time. <\/p>\n

\"<p>The<\/p>\n

Work of art: the completed Serpentine Pavilion 2026<\/p>\n

Getty<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your biggest extravagance? <\/p>\n

Clothes. I do like good clothes. Paul Smith, who is from Nottingham, my hometown, is a favourite. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s your London secret? <\/p>\n

The Meeting House in Peckham. It\u2019s a really cool space, great for working. And they do a superb lasagne. I\u2019m a bit obsessed with it. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best thing a cabbie has ever said to you?<\/p>\n

I got in with my cello once, and the cabbie told me he once drove Mstislav Rostropovich, the great Russian cellist. It was surprising and cool that he remembered. It made my day.<\/p>\n

Who is your professional hero?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite work of art?<\/p>\n

I like the changing residencies at the Serpentine \u2014 whatever is on during the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I live with my brother and a friend in Peckham. The house is very musical. There\u2019s always the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1136373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,308969,246527,393,4884,257,47389,102856,308968,16,15],"class_list":["post-1136372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-britain","tag-cellist","tag-cello","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-london","tag-my-london","tag-peckham","tag-sheku-kanneh-mason","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117055727149753929","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1136373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1136372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1136372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}