In 2025 Cove Park announced a two-year partnership with the Bagri Foundation to launch Sound Series, a new programme of residencies bringing international musicians to the UK. The Bagri Foundation works within a network of leading cultural organisations that champion artistic excellence and provide extraordinary artists from across Asia, wider visibility on the global stage.

The Bagri Music Awards makes possible two Sound Series residencies at Cove Park, the first in 2025 and the second in 2026, alongside live performances.

This short film showcases the inaugural Bagri Music Award recipient, the internationally acclaimed Palestinian pianist and composer Faraj Suleiman. Faraj’s residency in November this year and two solo performances – at Cove Park and at the Mackintosh Church in Glasgow – were developed in close collaboration with MARSM, the London-based event producer and dynamic digital platform amplifying the vibrant musical culture of the Arabic-speaking world.