Sean Shibe Guitar

became the first guitarist to receive the Royal and experimental programme, softLOUD includes a Philharmonic Society Award for Young Artists; and in combination of acoustic and electric guitar, bringing 2019, he won a Gramophone Award in the newly- together ancient and modern traditions in a collection created ‘Concept Album’ category for his critically of music ranging from Scottish lute manuscripts to acclaimed recording softLOUD. Further awards electric guitar arrangements of Steve Reich’s Electric include the Royal Over-Seas League First Prize and Counterpoint, .Julia Wolfe’s LAD, (originally written for Gold Medal (2011); Ivor Mairants Guitar Award 9 bagpipes) and David Lang’s Killer. The live (2009); and a Dewar Arts and D’Addarrio programme resulted in Shibe being shortlisted in both endorsement. ‘Instrumentalist’ and ‘Young Artist’ categories at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, and was hailed Sean Shibe’s commitment to expanding the repertoire as ‘spectacular’ (Gramophone) and ‘gripping’ (The for his instrument sees him conceive imaginative Guardian). Further recordings include solo works by programmes, heavily featuring new music, as well as Maxwell Davies on Linn with the Scottish Chamber newly commissioned works; recent and future Orchestra, and John Adams Naive and Sentimental performances include new music by James Music with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on MacMillan, Daniel Kidane, Brian Bolger, David Chandos. Fennessy, Sofia Gubaidulina, and the premiere of a reworked version of Georges Lentz’s Ingwe, in He has performed at internationally renowned venues collaboration with the composer himself. New and festivals including Alte Oper Frankfurt, commissions include Mark Simpson, Lliam Paterson, Heidelberger-Frühling, Festspiele Mecklenburg- David Fennessy, Freya Waley-Cohen, and young Vorpommern, Mosel Musik Festival, Musashino Hall Welsh composer Sylvia Villa. in Tokyo, and the Bath, Lammermuir, East Neuk and Aldeburgh Festivals. He returned to the Marlboro Highlights in the 2019/20 season include Summer Music Festival on the invitation of Mitsuko

performances at the Southbank Centre in London, Uchida, and has toured China extensively. “Genius, a term which should MiTo Settembre Musica Festival, Liszt Academy in rarely be applied to performing Budapest, RNCM in Manchester, and Serefiye Cistern He has appeared with the BBC Scottish Symphony, Concerts series in Istanbul. After a five-star recital of BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony, musicians, but at 25 he has it.” electric and acoustic works at Wigmore Hall in March Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Northern Arts Desk 2020, Sean was one of the first artists to return to the Sinfonia, Pacific Symphony, and Trondheim Hall for their new socially-distanced concert series in Symphony Orchestras performing amongst others, June, giving a recital of Scottish Lute Manuscripts, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasía para un Bach and Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint, receiving Gentilhombre, the Malcolm Arnold and Villa-Lobos five stars from The Guardian for his ‘irresistible style Concertos. and authority…a nonchalant virtuoso and boundary breaker’. Sean’s new, chart-topping recording of Bach Recent collaborators include the BBC Singers, Danish lute suites arranged for guitar was also released in String Quartet, flautist Adam Walker, cellist Isang May 2020 on Delphian Records. The disc received Enders, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and singers considerable attention in the press – Sean was the Allan Clayton, Ben Johnson, Robert Murray and cover star of Gramophone Magazine’s June 2020 Robert Tritschler; and performance artist and art issue, in which the disc was named Editor’s Choice, filmmaker Marina Abramović. The Times and The Scotsman both awarded the disc five stars, and Presto Classical and Europadisc both Born in Edinburgh in 1992 of English and Japanese One of the foremost guitarists of his generation, Sean named the recording ‘Disc of the Week’. heritage, Sean Shibe studied at the Royal Shibe brings a fresh and innovative approach to the Conservatoire of Scotland and with Paolo Pegoraro in traditional classical guitar by experimenting with Sean’s debut album Dreams and Fancies was released Italy. He is a D’Addario Endorsee, and performs on instruments and repertoire. in 2017 on Delphian; a recording that explores the these strings exclusively. fruits of Julian Bream’s history of commissioning in the The first guitarist to be selected for the BBC Radio 3 20th Century alongside music by Dowland, it was named Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and BBC New Generation Artists scheme, and to be awarded a Valid for use until 1 September 2020 Music Magazine Instrumental Choice. It was also Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, he was selected for For updated versions please contact nominated in the BBC Music Magazine ‘Instrumental representation by the Young Classical Artists Trust [email protected] artist between 2015-2017. In 2018, Sean Shibe Award’ category. In 2018, Sean Shibe released his second album, softLOUD, on Delphian. A revelatory

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