Anouar Brahem "After the Last Sky" in The Hague - Crossing Border Festival

Het Nationale Theater
Netherlands Crossing Border Festival
The Hague, The Netherlands
Thursday, November 6, 2025
20:00

ANOUAR BRAHEM "AFTER THE LAST SKY"
Anouar Brahem : oud
Anja Lechner: cello
Django Bates: piano
Mats Eilertson: doublebass

Eight years after Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns with a new poignant project, titled after a line of verse by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?” Graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass subtly address the metaphysical question and its broad resonances in a troubled time. While drawing upon the traditional modes of Arab music, Brahem has consistently sought to engage with the wider world, too, and found inspiration in many sources from different cultures.

It is in this spirit of openness that, to bring this project—both intimate and universal—to life, Anouar Brahem gathered an international and intergenerational quartet. Centered around his oud are the refined piano of British musician Django Bates, the powerfully lyrical cello of Anja Lechner, and—especially for this tour—the fluid yet earthy double bass of the great Norwegian master Mats Eilertsen.

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