The pianist Hanna-Mari Zinovjev and the cellist Martta Magdalena Valkeus on the eve of their concert at the Al Bustan Hotel. (Credit: Sissi Baba/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Under the patronage of Finnish Ambassador Anne Meskanen, Director of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East Suzanne Dahlgren and honorary Finnish Consul Zafer Chaoui, the auditorium of the Al Bustan Hotel welcomes today the pianist Hanna-Mari Zinovjev and cellist Martta Magdalena Valkeus. They will perform a diverse program including works by the father of Finnish classical music, Jean Sibelius.The cultural collaboration between Chaoui and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East is not new: Since 2010, a ritual has been established to host Finnish musicians every year in June. From the seats of the Saint Joseph Church in Monnot to those of the Bristol and the Sacred Heart in Gemmayzeh, "we finally chose the theater of the Al Bustan Hotel to host our concerts," says Chaoui to L'Orient-Le Jour. As for Suzanne Dahlgren, who...
Under the patronage of Finnish Ambassador Anne Meskanen, Director of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East Suzanne Dahlgren and honorary Finnish Consul Zafer Chaoui, the auditorium of the Al Bustan Hotel welcomes today the pianist Hanna-Mari Zinovjev and cellist Martta Magdalena Valkeus. They will perform a diverse program including works by the father of Finnish classical music, Jean Sibelius.The cultural collaboration between Chaoui and the Finnish Institute in the Middle East is not new: Since 2010, a ritual has been established to host Finnish musicians every year in June. From the seats of the Saint Joseph Church in Monnot to those of the Bristol and the Sacred Heart in Gemmayzeh, "we finally chose the theater of the Al Bustan Hotel to host our concerts," says Chaoui to L'Orient-Le Jour. As for Suzanne Dahlgren,...