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 achieve a project that I consider of paramount importance for the future of music education in Lebanon,” Walid Mousallem told L’Orient-Le Jour.“The construction (financed by a donation totalling $62 million from the Chinese government) continues despite the crisis. It will be completed within a year. And the new building should, in principle, be inaugurated in October 2023,” he added.Despite his sense of gratification, Moussallem, a pianist with a doctorate in philosophy, who presided since 2014 over the destiny of Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, will not keep his position until the...
“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 achieve a project that I consider of paramount importance for the future of music education in Lebanon,” Walid Mousallem told L’Orient-Le Jour.“The construction (financed by a donation totalling $62 million from the Chinese government) continues despite the crisis. It will be completed within a year. And the new building should, in principle, be inaugurated in October 2023,” he added.Despite his sense of gratification, Moussallem, a pianist with a doctorate in philosophy, who presided since 2014 over the destiny of Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, will not keep his position...