Beyond Chopin

Shahd Magdy, Andrew Milad, Mahmoud El-Batran and Mostafa Hassan are the names of the young Egyptian pianists who won the … More

Pianos for Peace: Syrian pianist, composer Malek Jandali

Jandali’s upcoming album, The Jasmine Tree – yet another ode to the rich history and beauty of Syrian culture – … More

The Poet of the Piano, Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, is part of the international musical consciousness; he is timeless with … More

The real revolution is yet to come when it relates to the country’s opioid epidemic. Published in Bhekisisa, Centre for … More

Al-Ahram Hebdo : Comment est né votre spectacle Kling, Kleines Ding (pling, petite chose) récemment donné au Caire, dans le … More

This year, the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children featured the first contribution by Australia with Stick Stones Broken Bones … More

After a long standing ovation, 7-year-old Amira Abouzahra asks innocently if that meant the audience wanted to leave; the half … More

The Cairo Jazz Festival gives sample of music education with Jazz4kids workshop held at Darb 1718. Published in Ahram Online … More

On 10 February the historical Manasterly Palace in Cairo hosted Andrei Gavrilov, the world-renowned Russian pianist, who performed Chopin and … More

Paris beats to the rhythm of music, offering a lot of musical treasures, many of which strike a note with … More

Published in Al Ahram Weekly. J’aurais voulu etre egyptien (I Wish I Was Egyptian), recently performed in Egypt, is a … More

The Pussy Riot controversy follows the classical mould of the struggle for freedom of expression, and unveils a typical authoritarian … More

Hearing about a stir provoked by Boris Godunov on the stage of Mariinsky Theatre, it is hard not to draw … More

Though an ambitious and fresh exhibition, Ashraf Ibrahim’s display at the Palace of Arts leaves many questions unanswered Published on … More