Sean Shibe Guitar Recital: Unplugged

"One of the most compelling and touching recitals for the instrument I can recall”

The Times

"The most interesting voice on the guitar for a generation”

Gramophone

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe has proven himself a truly original mind at the frontier of classical guitar. Often praised for his original programming Sean Shibe creates unique textures on both electric and acoustic guitar with classical contemporary and folk repertoire earning prestigious accolades worldwide.

As a former BBC New Generation Artist Shibe has garnered praise for his one-of-a-kind programming earning him the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship 2012 Royal Philharmonic Society 2018 Young Artist Award and the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Award. His recordings are also highly acclaimed winning prestigious prizes including OPUS Klassik (2021 & 2023) the 2019 Gramophone Concept Album of the Year and the 2021 Gramophone Instrumental Award.

In his Hong Kong début Sean Shibe plays acoustic classical guitar repertoire with works by Bach Barrios Villa-Lobos and Thomas Adès – be prepared to be awed by sounds you have never heard before on a guitar!

Programme

BACH Prelude in C Minor BWV 999

BARRIOS La Catedral

VILLA-LOBOS Prelude No. 3

VILLA-LOBOS 12 Études for Guitar (No. 1 5 11 8 10)

BARRIOS Julia Florida

ADÈS Forgotten Dances (HK premiere)

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