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French court rules Ravel sole author of 'Bolero'

6/29/2024 8:15:36 PM

A French court ruled Friday that "Bolero", one of the world's best-known classical music pieces, was written by Maurice Ravel alone, a financial blow both to his descendants and those of the man they said helped create it.

Arts & Culture - Music

French court to rule whether 'Bolero' was Ravel's work alone

6/28/2024 4:27:25 PM

A French court was set to rule Friday on whether "Bolero", one of the best-known classical music pieces in the world, was written by Maurice Ravel alone -- a decision with big financial stakes.

Arts & Culture - Music

'I have a mission to accomplish': Conductor Nayer Nagui puts music above all else

1/11/2023 9:12:56 PM

Artistic director of the Cairo Opera Orchestra, principal conductor of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, and founder of the Cairo Celebration Choir (CCC) Nayer Nagui likes to transcend the boundaries between classical music and pop while revisiting Arab masterpieces.

Arts & Culture - Music

13-year-old Egyptian-Hungarian violinist Mariam Abouzahra wins 'Golden Note' in Austria

5/25/2022 1:55:26 PM

The 13-year-old Egyptian-Hungarian violinist Mariam Abouzahra won the 'Golden Note, in a classical music competition organised by the Austrian TV ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation).

Arts & Culture - Music

Russian classical music stars under pressure over Ukraine war

3/1/2022 10:20:03 PM

Germany's Munich Philharmonic fired Russian conductor and Kremlin loyalist Valery Gergiev on Tuesday after he failed to denounce Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, while a top Russian soprano withdrew from concerts as the fallout from the war engulfed artists.

Arts & Culture - Music

Orchestra fighting stigma of mental illness marks 10 years

1/24/2022 6:54:37 PM

A classical music organization started in Vermont for musicians with mental illnesses and the people who support them is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free performance in Boston on Sunday

Arts & Culture - Art Alert

Austrian classical music ensemble Trio Alba to perform in Cairo Opera House

12/5/2021 7:18:23 PM

Trio Alba — a renowned Austrian classical music ensemble — will be performing works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Friedrich Cerha, and Bedřich Smetana at the Cairo Opera House’s Open-Air Theatre on Wednesday 8 December.

Arts & Culture - Music

Following her double triumph, Egyptian soprano Fatma Said on the cover of BBC Music Magazine

5/6/2021 12:49:58 PM

Fatma Said is one of Egypt’s brightest stars of classical music, with a portfolio that includes a series of significant international accomplishments

Arts & Culture - Music

Cairo Steps release Siwa, performed at Arabic Music Festival 2020, online

1/28/2021 7:15:35 PM

The band brings together numerous music genres -- traditional Egyptian and Oriental grooves, Sufi traditions, Western classical music, European ethnic music and jazz improvisation -- into one melting pot

Al-Ahram Weekly - Culture

Obituary: David Hales, Egypt-based British pianist, vocal coach and Cairo’s hidden pillar

6/16/2020 5:27:28 PM

British pianist, vocal coach and repetiteur David Llewellyn Hales died on 31 May in Cairo

Arts & Culture - Music

While international orchestras gradually resume activities, the Cairo Symphony's future remains vague

6/14/2020 3:15:22 PM

The musicians of Egypt's oldest national orchestra are finding it hard to keep their spirits high and make ends meet amid the general cultural shutdown

Life & Style - City Lights