Kinan Azmeh

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Ibn Arabi Postlude

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Ibn Arabi Postlude
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Wedding
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Dream
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After Bela
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Minimal dance
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Genre: Classical / Electronica / Jazz
Location New York/Damascus, SY
Profile Views: 17070
Last Login: 5/21/2012
Member Since 5/19/2008
Website www.kinanazmeh.com
Record Label Unsigned
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Hailed as a “virtuoso” by the New York Times and “engagingly flamboyant” by the L.A. Times, Kinan Azmeh is one of Syria’s rising stars. His utterly distinctive sound is now fast gaining international recognition. Born in Damascus, Kinan was the first Arab to win the premier prize at the 1997 Nicolai Rubinstein International Competition, Moscow. A graduate of New York's Juilliard school, and of both the High institute of Music and Damascus University’s School of Electrical Engineering, Kinan is currently a doctoral music student of Charles Neidich at the City University of New York. Kinan has appeared worldwide as a soloist and composer. Notable appearances include: Opera Bastille, Paris; Tchaikovsky Grand Hall, Moscow; Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, New York; the Royal Albert hall, London; Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; der Philharmonie; Berlin; the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; and the opening concert of the Damascus Opera House. He has played under such reputed conductors as Solhi al-Wadi and Roger Norrington; and has shared the stage with Daniel Barenboim, Marcel Khalife, Francois Rabbath, Mari Kimura, Elliott Sharp, Katia Tchemberdji, Kani Karaca, Kevork Mourad, Mayookh Bhaumik, and members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. Compositions include several works for solo, orchestra, and chamber music; film, live illustration, and electronics. His recordings include two albums with his ensemble HEWAR, and several soundtracks for film and dance. Kinan, along with Dinuk Wijeratne, is a founding member of the multimedia group NEOLEXICA. He serves on the advisory board of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra, and is artistic director of the Damascus Festival Chamber Music Ensemble, with whom he released an album of new music written especially for the ensemble by various Arab composers. www.kinanazmeh.com
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