Bassist

Composer and oud player Anouar Brahem brings to the stage the poignant melodies of his latest album, a new chapter in a repertoire where Arabic tradition, contemporary writing and jazz engage in dialogue.

Over the course of the thirteen albums he has released on the ECM label since the early 1990s, Anouar Brahem has established himself not only as a master of the oud but also as one of the most captivating artists of our time. Released in 2025, * After the Last Sky* is the latest addition to a repertoire that has unfolded at the crossroads of classical Arabic music, jazz, and the harmonic sophistications of Western composition. The album takes its title from a line by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish – “Where shall the birds fly, after the last sky?” – and explores this metaphysical question through a series of delicate chamber pieces. German cellist Anja Lechner, English pianist Django Bates, and Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen join him on stage for concerts of breathtaking expressive depth.

Anouar Brahem

Opéra de Dijon

This new record, After the Last Sky, was released in March 2025 and takes its title from a Mahmoud Darwish poem, which asks ‘Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?’ Its graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass address this metaphysical question and its resonances in our troubled times.

Bassist

Mats Eilertsen

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Oct 10, 2026

Anouar Brahem · Opéra de Dijon

Nov 15, 2026

Anouar Brahem: After the Last Sky · Barbican Centre

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