Karim Said at the head of the Lebanese National Philharmonic Orchestra during the concert given at the Saint Elie and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. (Credit: Nabil Ismail)
At the Saint Elie and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in downtown Beirut, the Lebanese National Philharmonic Orchestra reunited with its audience on June 5 under the baton of Karim Said.The concert opened with ''Lebanon 2026,'' a world premiere by Lebanese composer Abdallah al-Masri. Born in Beirut and trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he earned a doctorate in composition, this musician is the author of several symphonies, concertos and orchestral works performed in Lebanon and abroad. This opening piece, with its resolutely percussive colors, was an interesting and thundering composition. Fortunately, it was specified as a world premiere, since its orchestral writing asserted its uniqueness. There was even a gong! Opera Jorge Takla takes the reins of the Sao Paulo opera Mozart's...
At the Saint Elie and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in downtown Beirut, the Lebanese National Philharmonic Orchestra reunited with its audience on June 5 under the baton of Karim Said.The concert opened with ''Lebanon 2026,'' a world premiere by Lebanese composer Abdallah al-Masri. Born in Beirut and trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he earned a doctorate in composition, this musician is the author of several symphonies, concertos and orchestral works performed in Lebanon and abroad. This opening piece, with its resolutely percussive colors, was an interesting and thundering composition. Fortunately, it was specified as a world premiere, since its orchestral writing asserted its uniqueness. There was even a gong! Opera Jorge Takla takes the reins of the Sao Paulo opera Mozart's...
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