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Sean Shibe

ECHO Rising Stars

,LSO St Luke's
Sean Shibe sitting in front of a dark grey background, holding his guitar upright

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe takes us on a journey through guitar and lute music across the centuries from 17th century lute music to new work by Thomas Adès.

The journey is plotted with this interplay of France and Spain at its heart. Poulenc’s Sarabande deconstructs and reforms a traditional Spanish form, and Lady Margaret Wemyss’ lute pieces demonstrate the ‘Auld Alliance’ through pieces from Scotland as well as France and Spain. Mompou’s Suite Compostelana gently recalls the northern Spanish Celtic rain and distant Cathedral choirs, ending with the rhythmic drone of the Galician bagpipes.

Our ECHO nominee for 2023–24, Shibe was the first guitarist ever to be selected for BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme, to be awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and, in 2018, to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Young Artists. His innovative approach to his instrument has enhanced his reputation for having ​’one of the most discriminating ears in the business’ (Gramophone).

Tagged with: Classical music ECHO Rising Stars Barbican Presents

This performance will finish at approximately 2.15pm

Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Scottish Lute Manuscripts (compiled by Lady Margaret Wemyss)   A Scotts Tune
  •   Mervell's Sarabande
  •   Canaries
  •   Holi and Faire
  •   Ladie Lie Near Me
  •   A Scots Tune
  • Federico Mompou   Cancion y Danza X (Sobre dos Cantigas del Rey Alfonso X)
  •   'Prelude', 'Coral', 'Cancion' and 'Muneira' from Suite Compostelana
  • Manuel de Falla   Homenaje pour le Tombeau de Claude Debussy
  • Francis Poulenc   Sarabande
  • Thomas Adès   Forgotten Dances (ECHO commission, UK premiere)

Performers

  • Sean Shibe   guitar

Digital programme

LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.