Performances by Arab musicians in London

There will be a number of performances by Arab musicians in London, including at the prestigeous Wigmore Hall and the Royal Opera House. We are grateful to Oliver Butterworth, of the Al-Farabi Concerto for bringing these events to our attention. 

Wigmore Hall 

April 11th at 7.30

The Moroccan/Hungarian pianist Marouan Benabdallah in contemporary music from Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco and Syria.

May 13th at 7.30

The pianist Rebeca Omordia performs music by the Moroccan composer Nabil Benabdeljalil.

(Nabil’s music was first introduced to London audiences at an Al Farabi Concerto concert at Cadogan Hall in 2015)

May 14th at 7.30

The celebrated Egyptian soprano Fatma Said takes part in a concert celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Gramophone magazine.

July 8th at 11.30am

The American ensemble Brooklyn Rider perform ‘Dabke on Martense Street’ by the Syrian composer and clarinettist Kinan Azmeh.

Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre

June 28th, 29th and 30th at 7.45

Three performances of the opera ‘Woman at Point Zero’, with music by the Lebanese/British composer Bushra El-Turk, and featuring the wonderful voice of the Syrian singer Dima Orsho. Tickets for these performances will be available from April 13th at the Royal Opera House Box Office.