11 Facts About Sean Shibe

Sean Shibe is a classical and electric guitarist from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Sean Shibe studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and with Italian guitarist Paolo Pegoraro.

Sean Shibe plays renaissance lute, performing 16th Century French repertoire at Baroque at the Edge, LSO St Luke's.

Sean Shibe attended the City of Edinburgh Music School, as the only guitar student, until he was 14.

Sean Shibe then moved to Aberdeen City Music School to study with Allan Neave before leaving at 16 to begin the Bachelor of Music course at the then Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Sean Shibe has performed as soloist with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia Viva.

Sean Shibe has performed at the Brighton Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, St Magnus Festival, East Neuk Festival and Marlboro Festival and Summer School.

Sean Shibe made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2012 and has performed there annually since.

Sean Shibe's performances appeared on the cover disc of the February 2016 edition of BBC Music Magazine.

In March 2020 Sean Shibe performed 'Ingwe' at "ear splitting volume" at Wigmore Hall, resulting in over 20 audience members leaving the recital.

In 2020, Sean Shibe signed an exclusive, multi-album agreement with PENTATONE, and has released three critically-acclaimed releases with the label.