On Friday, members of the Cairo Opera Orchestra will perform a chamber concert featuring compositions for strings and brass.

The string quartet – which will include Nora Ritner and Emad Azmy on violins; Mohamed Abou Arab on viola; and Mohamed Salah on cello – will perform Haydn's Quartet in D Major and Mozart's Divertimento in F Major.

This will be followed by a brass quintet, which will perform a number of additional compositions. The quintet will include Ahmed Marwan and Ahmed Mounir on trumpets; Andrii Orlovskyi on French horn; Mohamed Naim on trombone; Amir Ibrahim on bass tuba; and Mostafa Abbas on percussion.

The event will take place at the Cairo Opera House’s Small Hall on Friday, 28 October, starting at 8pm.