Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Tuesday 14 July 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) | Oedipus: Music for a While, Z 583 no.2 | |
| Dowland, John (1563-1626) | Preludium; Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest | |
| Dowland, John (1563-1626) | Fantasia | |
| Dowland, John (1563-1626) | Time stands still | |
| Caccini, Giulio (1551-1618) | Dalla porta d'oriente | |
| Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) | Si dolce è'l tormento, SV332 | |
| Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) | La mia turca | |
| Traditional | La prima vez (arr. Karim Sulayman, Sean Shibe) | |
| Traditional | Lamma bada Yatathanna (when she begins to sway) (arr. Karim Sulayman, Sean Shibe) | |
| Darwish, Sayed (1892-1923) | El helwa di (arr. Karim Sulayman, Sean Shibe) | |
| Rahbani, Ziad (b. 1956) | Li Beirut, based on Joaquín Rodrigo (arr. Karim Sulayman, Sean Shibe) | |
| Harvey, Jonathan (1939-2012) | Sufi Dance, for solo guitar | |
| Chaker, Layale (b. 1990) | A Butterfly in New York | |
| Takemitsu, Tōru (1930-1996) | In the woods: Wainscot pond | |
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op.58 |
Performers
| Karim Sulayman | Tenor |
| Sean Shibe | Guitar |
Broken Branches takes its title from Karim Sulayman and Sean Shibe’s eponymous album, a cornucopia of musical and literary treasures drawn from East and West. Their programme touches on the mystical nature of being, something innate that connects different cultures, religions and regions with deep bonds of common kinship, and the universal stories and emotions that bring people together in union.
Tickets:
£40 £37 £33 £27 £18
General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
