Sean Shibe Guitar

One of the foremost guitarists of his generation, Sean second album, softLOUD, on Delphian. A revelatory Shibe brings a fresh and innovative approach to the and experimental programme, softLOUD includes a traditional classical guitar by experimenting with combination of acoustic and electric guitar, bringing instruments and repertoire. together ancient and modern traditions in a collection of music ranging from Scottish lute manuscripts to The fist guitarist to be selected for the BBC Radio 3 electric guitar arrangements of Steve Reich’s Electric New Generation Artists scheme, and to be awarded a Counterpoint, .Julia Wolfe’s LAD, (originally written for Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, he was selected for 9 bagpipes) and David Lang’s Killer. The live representation by the Young Classical Artists Trust programme resulted in Shibe being shortlisted in both artist between 2015-2017. In 2018, Sean Shibe ‘Instrumentalist’ and ‘Young Artist’ categories at the became the first guitarist to receive the Royal Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, and was hailed Philharmonic Society Award for Young Artists; and in as ‘spectacular’ (Gramophone) and ‘gripping’ (The 2019, he won a Gramophone Award in the newly- Guardian). Further recordings include solo works by created ‘Concept Album’ category for his critically Maxwell Davies on Linn with the Scottish Chamber acclaimed recording softLOUD. Further awards Orchestra, and John Adams Naive and Sentimental include the Royal Over-Seas League First Prize and Music with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on Gold Medal (2011); Ivor Mairants Guitar Award Chandos. (2009); and a Dewar Arts and D’Addarrio endorsement. He has performed at internationally renowned venues and festivals including Alte Oper Frankfurt, Sean Shibe’s commitment to expanding the repertoire Heidelberger-Frühling, Festspiele Mecklenburg- for his instrument sees him conceive imaginative Vorpommern, Mosel Musik Festival, Musashino Hall programmes, heavily featuring new music, as well as in Tokyo, and the Bath, Lammermuir, East Neuk and newly commissioned works; recent and future Aldeburgh Festivals. He returned to the Marlboro

performances include new music by James Summer Music Festival on the invitation of Mitsuko “Genius, a term which should MacMillan, Daniel Kidane, Brian Bolger, David Uchida, and has toured China extensively. rarely be applied to performing Fennessy, Sofia Gubaidulina, and the premiere of a reworked version of Georges Lentz’s Ingwe, in He has appeared with the BBC Scottish Symphony, musicians, but at 25 he has it.” collaboration with the composer himself. New BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony, Arts Desk commissions include Mark Simpson, Lliam Paterson, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Northern David Fennessy, Freya Waley-Cohen, and young Sinfonia, Pacific Symphony, and Trondheim Welsh composer Sylvia Villa. Symphony Orchestras performing amongst others, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasía para un Highlights in the 2019/20 season include Gentilhombre, the Malcolm Arnold and Villa-Lobos performances at Wigmore Hall and Southbank Centre Concertos. in London, MiTo Settembre Musica Festival, Liszt Academy in Budapest, St David’s Hall Cardiff, RNCM in Recent collaborators include the BBC Singers, Danish Manchester, the Leicester, Lammermuir and Bath String Quartet, flautist Adam Walker, cellist Isang International Music Festivals, and Serefiye Cistern Enders, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and singers Concerts series in Istanbul. Concerto engagements Allan Clayton, Ben Johnson, Robert Murray and include performances with the Royal Philharmonic, Robert Tritschler; and performance artist and art the BBC Philharmonic and the Irish Chamber filmmaker Marina Abramović. Orchestras. Sean’s new recording of Bach will be

released in May 2020. Born in in 1992 of English and Japanese heritage, Sean Shibe studied at the Royal Sean’s debut album Dreams and Fancies was released Conservatoire of Scotland and with Paolo Pegoraro in in 2017 on Delphian; a recording that explores the Italy. He is a D’Addario Endorsee, and performs on fruits of Julian Bream’s history of commissioning in the these strings exclusively. 20th Century alongside music by Dowland, it was named Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice. It was also Valid for use until 1 September 2020 nominated in the BBC Music Magazine ‘Instrumental For updated versions please contact Award’ category. In 2018, Sean Shibe released his [email protected]

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