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“In terms of the volume it provides, the guitar is never going to be overwhelming,” explains Sean Shibe, a man whose innovative approach to playing the instrument saw him become the first guitarist ever to be selected for BBC Radio Three’s New Generation Artists scheme. “What you do have, though, is colour - and the guitar can be extremely overwhelming in terms of the colour you provide; the subtle palette of sounds.”
Born in Edinburgh of English and Japanese heritage, Sean is widely considered to be the foremost guitarist of his generation and last year won the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Award.
His Ludlow concert sees him performing compositions by, among others, Ades, Poulenc, Birtwistle and Villa-Lobos.