Celebrated Syrian musician and composer, Maya Youssef, is one of the 2026 Artists in Residence. She’s performing twice at the Festival, one a concert of music chiefly from her majestic album Finding Home, and another playing new works that explore the relationship between Syrian and Celtic musical traditions, New Paths Through Old Worlds.
Ahead of Festival 2026, she talks us through her practice and her instrument, the qanun.
22 April 2026