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Can Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music still be saved?

The resignation of Walid Moussallem who was replaced by the composer and opera singer Hiba al-Kawas at the head of the Conservatory has put the spotlight on the many problems facing the national musical institution.

Can Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music still be saved?

The Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra during a concert at St. Joseph's Church in 2019. (Credit: Marwan Assaf)

“By launching in 2018 the construction of a new headquarters of the National Conservatory in Dbayeh with rooms and equipment that meet all the requirements of a higher institute of music, I can say that, during my term of office, I was able to...
“By launching in 2018 the construction of a new headquarters of the National Conservatory in Dbayeh with rooms and equipment that meet all the requirements of a higher institute of music, I can say that, during my term of office, I was able to...