2009
Fes- Morocco Friday May 29, 2009 at 8:30pm with Al Mayadine Ensemble Fes World Sacred Music Festival Venue: Bab Makina Website: www.espritdefes.com
Italy Tour with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) May 25, 2009 @ 9:00 PM Palermo- Teatro Massimo www.teatromassimo.it
May 27, 2009 @ 4:00 PM Milano- Teatro alla Scala www.teatroallascala.org”
May 28, 2009 @ 8:30 PM Lucca- Catedrale de San Michele
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Soloists: Bachar Khalife: req Feras Charestan: qanoun Kinane Adnawi: oud Mohamad Osman: bozouq Moslem Rahal: ney
Performing Marcel Khalife: Arabian Concerto Marcel Khalife: Salute
Kafsa - Tunisia Saturday, May 2, 2009 with Al Mayadine Quartet Kafsa Festival
Dortmund- Germany Saturday, April 25 at 8pm with Al Mayadine Quartet Venue: Konzerthaus Dortmund Brockstraoe 21 44135 Dortmund E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.konzerthaus-dortmund.de For information: Tel.: 0231 - 22 696 - 200
Dubai - UAE Friday & Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2009 at 8pm with Al Mayadine Ensemble Venue: Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai Women’s Auditorium Al Qusais - Dubai Map: http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/dwcmap.pdf Information: Virgin Stores- Dubai March 7, 2009 Marcel Khalife & Al Mayadine “And we Love Life” - Salute to Mahmoud Darwish For more information on the complete schedule of the Festival, please link to: www.kennedy- center.org March 3, 2009 POP ART - Piano Duet Rami Khalife & Francesco Tristano
Kennedy Center - Washington, DC Arabesque Festival: Arts of the Arab World February 23, 2009 Opening Ceremony - Marcel Khalife Quartet February 24, 2009 Arabian Concerto - Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra Composer: Marcel Khalife Conductor: Maestro Lorin Maazel Soloists: - Moslem Rahal: Ney - Kinan Adnaoui: oud - Firas Charestan: Qanoun - Mohammad Osman: Bouzoq - Bachar Khalife: percussion
Doha - Qatar February 7, 2009 Tribute to Gaza Concerto Al Andalus - Marcel Khalife & Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 4 - Rami Khalife & Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra All proceeds to benefit the children of Gaza. Bonn - Germany January 24, 2009 Tribute to Gaza Beethoven Hall Al Mayadine Quartet: - Marcel Khalife: composer, oud & vocals - Rami Khalife: piano - Mark Helias: double bass - Bachar Khalife: percussion www.beethovenhalle.de
Damascus - Syria January 21st & 22nd, 2009 Tribute to Gaza The Opera House Marcel Khalife performing Ahmad Al Arabi (From Mahmoud Dariwsh’s epic poem, Ahmad Al Zaatar) - Marcel Khalife: composer, oud, vocals - Oumaima El Khalil: vocals - Bachar Khalife: percussion - Accompanied by the National Syrian Symphony Orchestra & - The Choir of the National Conservatory of Music - Conducted by Missak Bagbodarian www.damascus.org.sy All proceeds to benefit the children of Gaza. 2008
Damascus: Arab Capital of Culture 2008 Syria tour: Homs: December 2, 2008 Latakia: December 23, 2008 Allepo: December 25, 2008 Damascus: December 27 & 28, 2008 www.damascus.org.sy
Doha, Qatar November 20, 2008 Embassy of Lebanon
Houston, TX USA November 15, 2008 @ 7:00 PM Arab American Cultural & Community Center ACC Annual “Unity & Friendship” Gala Honoring Marcel Khalife & Methodist Hospital www.acc-houston.com/ACC_Gala.htm
Dubai, UAE November 8, 2008 @ 8:00 PM Palestinian Arab Cultural Club at The American University in Dubai AUD Auditorium Sheikh Zayed Road, Media City www.marcel-dubai.com
Abu Dhabi, UAE November 6 & 7, 2008 @ 7:30 PM A Child, A Promise www.achild-apromise.org
Muscat, Oman November 1- 5, 2008 Inauguration Ceremony Association of Oud Enthusiasts
Doha, Qatar October 30 & 31, 2008 Inaugural Concert - Qatar Symphony Orchestra (QSO) Qatar National Theater Beethoven-- 5th Symphony Ravel-- Bolero Marcel Khalife’s World Premiere-- Arabic Concerto Conductor: Maestro Lorin Mazaal
Rabat, Morocco October 24, 2008 Mohammad the 5th Theater @ 6:30 PM Ceremony posthumously granting Mahmoud Darwish the House of Poetry Award
Brussels, Belgium October 19, 2008 Festival des Libertes Flagey - Place Sainte Croix - 1050 Bruxelles www.festivaldeslibertes.be/fase5.php?event=54#54
Berlin, Germany October 15, 2008 House of World Cultures John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin, Telephone +49-(0) 30 - 39 78 71 75 [email protected] www.hkw.de/en/programm2008/Veranstaltungsdetail_27578.php
Bruges, Belgium October 11, 2008 Stadsschouwburg Brugge Vlamingstraat 29 8000 BRUGGE Belgium +32 (0)50 44 30 40 www.cultuurcentrumbrugge.be
Antwerp, Belgium October 10, 2008 Venue: De Roma Zaal Turnhoutsebaan 286 B-2140 Borgerhout For Tickets: Turnhoutsebaan 327, B-2140 Borgerhout, Tel.: +32(0)3 292 97 40 www.deroma.be
Amman, Jordan October 4, 2008 Union of Jordanian Writers Mahmoud Darwish Memorial
Dornbirn, Austria September 27, 2008 @ 8:00 p.m. Profile Jazz festival 2008 Spielboden Dornbirn Peter Herbert & Koehne Quartet Peter Herbert & Bachar & Marcel Khalife ‘Taqasim’ Scruffy Herbert’s www.spielboden.at
Manama, Bahrain September 17, 2008 Mahmoud Darwish Memorial Beirut, Lebanon August 14, 2008 UNESCO- Beirut Marcel Khalife is awarded the World Lebanese Cultural Union Medal. www.wlcu.com
Fez, Morocco August 1, 2008 Fez Festival
Fez, Morocco July 30, 2007 Marcel Khalife receives the Intellectual Merit and Achievement Medal. The highest official Moroccan award.
Al Hoceima, Morocco July 29, 2008 @ 10:00 PM The Mediterranean Festival www.agraw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=134
Tangier, Morocco July 27, 2008 @10:00 PM Festival Amazigh de Tanger L’Association Touiza www.festivalamazigh.com
Agadir, Morocco July 2, 2008 @ 8:00 PM Theatre de Verdure www.festival-timitar.com
Melbourne, Australia - The Arts Centre - Hammer Hall. Sunday, April 27, 2008. www.theartscentre.net.au
Sydney, Australia - Opera House. Thursday, April 24, 2008. www.sydneyoperahouse.com
Cairo, Egypt - Opera House. Tuesday, April 15, 2008. www.egyptguide.net/opera/ Wellington, New Zealand - Arabia Night’s with the Absolute Ensemble. Thursday, March 6, 2008.
De Centrale, Gent - Taqasim Tour Sunday, March 2, 2008. www.decentrale.be
Zuiderpershuis, Antwerpen - Taqasim Tour Saturday, March 1, 2008. www.zuiderpershuis.be
Kit, Amsterdam - Taqasim Tour Friday, February 29, 2008. www.kit.nl
Belgica, Dendermonde - Taqasim Tour Thursday, February 28, 2008. www.ccbelgica.be
Warande, Turnhout - Taqasim Tour Wednesday, February 27, 2008. www.warande.be
CC 30 Minnepoort, Leuven - Taqasim Benelux tour with Peter Herbert on bass & Bachar Khalife on percussion Tuesday, February 26, 2008. www.30cc.be
Zagreb, Croatia - Taqasim Tour Saturday, February 23, 2008 @ 9:00 PM - SC-Teatar & TD - with Peter Herbert on bass & Bachar Khalife on percussion.
Rudersdorf, Austria - Taqasim Tour Friday, February 22, 2008 @ 8:00 PM - with Peter Herbert on bass & Bachar Khalife on percus sion. www.limmitationes.com
Vienna, Austria - Taqasim Tour Wednesday, February 20, 2008 @ 8:30 PM- Porgy & Bess, Riemerg. 11, A-1010 Wien - with Peter Herbert on bass & Bachar Khalife on percussion. www.porgy.at
London, England - Logan Hall, Russell Square Friday, January 25, 2008 @ 7:00 PM - with Al Mayadine Ensemble. www.nakba60.org.uk
New York, NY - Sunday, November 18 @ 7:00PM NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South Box Office: 212-992-8484, Ticket Central: 212-279-4200 www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu
Chicago, IL - Saturday, November 17, 8:00PM At the MAC, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599 Ticket Reservations: (630) 942-4000 or www.AtTheMAC.org and www.tickets.com Celebrating the Arab Heritage Month Co-Sponsored by: (AAAN) Arab American Action Network Tickets also sold at AWTAR store, 10716 S. Harlem av. worth, ill. (708) 671-0673
Boston, MA - Friday, November 16, 8:00PM Berklee Performance Hall, 136 Massachusetts Avenue Box Office: 617-747-2261 www.ticketmaster.com
Cleveland, OH - Sunday, November 11 @ 7:00 PM Westlake City Schools Performing Arts Center, 27830 Hilliard Bld., Westlake, OH 44145 Ticket & info.: 216-373-5661 http://www.ticketspigot.com/khalife.htm
Dearborn, MI - Saturday, November 10 @ 8:00PM Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue Tickets for this date can be purchased by calling the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center at: Box office #: 313-943-2354 (Tuesday-Friday 11am to 7pm and Saturday 11am to 5pm) or online at: www.dearbornfordcenter.com/theater
Ann Arbor, MI - Friday, November 9 @ 8:00PM Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St Box office: 734-668-8397 www.ticketmaster.com and www.michtheater.org
Atlanta, GA - Sunday, November 4 @ 7:00PM Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0468 Box Office: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu
Washington, DC - Friday, November 2nd @ 7:30PM John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Terrace Theater (202) 467-4600 or (800) 444-1324 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Limited Seating. www.kennedy-center.org/tickets
Washington, DC - Thursday, November 1st @ 7:30PM John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Terrace Theater (202) 467-4600 or (800) 444-1324 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Limited Seating. www.kennedy-center.org/tickets
Albuquerque, NM - Tuesday, October 30 @ 7:30 PM KiMo Theater, 423 Central Ave. NW Tickets available at KiMo Box Office: (Mon to Fri, 9 to 4) and through Ticketmaster (505-883-7800, various outlets) www.ticketmaster.com and www.abqmusic.com
Portland, OR - Sunday, October 28 @ 7:30 PM 3017 SE Milwaukie Avenue Box Office: 503-233-1994 www.ticketmaster.com and www.aladdin-theater.com
Houston, TX - Friday, October 26 @ 8:00PM Stafford Centre- Performing Arts Theatre, 10505 Cash Road Box office: 281-208-6900 Ext. # 3 www.ticketmaster.com and www.staffordcentre.com
Austin, TX - Saturday, October 20 @ 8:00PM The University of Texas at Austin, Performing Arts Center Hogg Memorial Auditorium (24th & Whitis Ave.) Tickets on sale Friday September 7, call 512-477-6060 For more info. call 512-471-0640. www.utpac.org
Minneapolis, MN - Friday, October 19 @ 8:00PM The Cedar Cultural Center - 416 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454 Box office: 612-338-2674 www.ticketweb.com
Denver, CO - Thursday, October 18 @ 7:30 PM The Oriental Theater 4335 West 44th Ave. Denver, CO 80212 Phone: 303-455-2124 Online: www.theorientaltheater.com
San Diego, CA - Sunday, October 14 @ 7:00PM Birch North Park Theater 2891 University Ave, Ste. 1, San Diego CA 92104. Call 760-685-3243 (Doors open 6:00 pm) Online: www.al-awdasandiego.org/marcel/reserve.html Los Angeles, CA - Saturday, October 13 @ 8:00PM Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 8th Street www.wilshireebelltheatre.org Box office: 323-939-1128 (10:00am-4:00pm) Ticketmaster: 213-480-3232 www.ticketmaster.com
San Francisco, CA - Wednesday, October 10 @ 7:30PM Herbst Theatre, War Memorial - Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave. Box Office No.: 415-392-4400. For more info. contact the ACCC at 415-664-2200 www.sfwmpac.com and www.cityboxoffice.com
Seattle, Washington - Sunday, October 07 @ 7:30PM Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue Box Office: 800-838-3006 www.townhallseattle.org
North Vancouver, BC - Saturday, October 6 @ 9PM Centennial Theatre - 2300 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3L1 Tel: 604-983-6450 Tickets Sold at: www.centennialtheatre.com, Tel. 604-984-4484
Edmonton, AB - Friday, October 5 @ 9PM Citadel, MacLab Theatre - 9828-101 Ave. Edmonton, AB, T5J 3C6 Tickets Sold at: www.citadeltheatre.com, Tel. 780-425-1820
Calgary, AB - Thursday, October 4 @ 9PM MacEwan Hall - 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4 Tel: 403-220-2997 Tickets Sold at: www.ticketmaster.ca, Tel. 403-777-0000
Ottawa, ON - Tuesday, October 2 @ 7:30PM Centrepoint theatre - 101 Centrepointe Drive Ottawa, ON K2G 5K7 Tel: 613-580-2700 or 866-752-5231 www.centrepointetheatre.com
Toronto, ON - Sunday, September 30 @ 8:00PM Toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M2N 6R8 www.ticketmaster.ca
Montreal, Quebec - Friday, September 28 @ 8PM The Metropolis - 59 Sainte-Catherine Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2X 1K5 Tel: 514-844-3500 www.montrealmetropolis.ca
August 25: New York, USA - Lincoln Center outdoor performance with Absolute Ensemble
Friday, August 10: Berlin, Germany, performing Andalusian Suite for oud and orchestra.
Monday, July 30: Muscat, Oman performing Andalusian Suite for oud and orchestra. July 8- 14: Liverpool England with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performing Mar cel’s Khalife’s Andalusian Suite for oud and orchestra. Marcel Khalife will also perform his new critically acclaimed work Taqasim.
Tuesday, June 12: Muscat, Oman performing Andalusian Suite for oud and orchestra.
April 14: Catania, Italy with the Absolute Ensemble
April 7: New York, NY with the Absolute Ensemble Saturday, April 7th at 8:00 pm THE TOWN HALL 123 W. 43rd St., Manhattan, between 6th Avenue and Broadway Phone: 212-307-4100 Online: http://www.ticketmaster.com
April 5: Detroit, MI with the Absolute Ensemble Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 8:00 pm Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave. Phone: (313) 576-5111 Online: http://www.detroitsymphony.com 2007
March 1 & 2, 2007: Manama, Bahrain. Majnoun Laila Project
February 11, 2007: Massy, France. Conservatoire D’Antony/Auditorium Chénier. Contact: Olivier Guiona at 01 60 10 17 40
January 19, 2007: Paris, France - Nancy Orchestra performing Andalusian Suite for oud and or chestra by Marcel Khalife and Rami Khalife performing Lebanese composer Abdallah Al Masri’s piano concerto. 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006, UMESCO- Paris, France With Marcel Khalife & Al Mayadine Ensemble Marcel Khalife Sings Darwish.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006, UNESCO- Paris, France With Mahmoud Darwish, Presenting “Taqasim”, a tribute to Darwish. November 1st, Piacenza, Italy (30 minutes from Milan)
October 21 St, Beirut- Lebanon, appearance on NTV satellite program “Maestro” at www.akeeda keedmaestro.com
October 14th with Al Mayadine Ensemble- Casablanca, Morocco.
July 8: Austria, presenting “Taqasim”
November 1: Live broadcast on Al Jazeera Satellite TV at 6:30 PM(Italy) & 8:30 PM (Qatar) The Italian Philharmonic Orchestra & Choral Group of the manucipility of Piacenza performing “Sharq” (Orient). Composer: Marcel Khalife Conductor: Maestro Karl Martin Director: Corrado Casati Venue: Teatro municipale di Piacenza
September 30 and October 1: Luxemburg, presenting “Taqasim”
September 16- 21: Lebanon & Jordan
September 8: Bolzano, Italy with Absolute Ensemble
September 2: Bremen, Germany with Absolute Ensemble
August 31: Stockholm, Sweden with Al Mayadine Ensemble
August 9, 17 & 19: Algiers, Algeria with Al Mayadine Ensemble.
July 25: Damascus, Syria The Arab Youth Orchestra presenting Marcel Khalife’s “Concerto Al Andalus”.
Thursday, April 20 & Friday April 21, 2006- Cairo, Egypt
April 7-17 in Yemen working on the music for a documentary about Yemen
Tuesday, April 2, 2006- Khartoum, Sudan
Wednesday, March 29, 2006- The Spring Festival in Manama, Bahrain
March 3rd & 4th 2 University of Vienna, 2 “Taqasim” concerts
January 9, 10 & 11 Vienna Austria Mixing of the new work “Taqasim” 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005 ENTRECULTURES II FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE TEATRE DE TORTOSA del 18 al 27 de novembre de 2005 Info & Tickets: [email protected]
Friday, November 25, 2005 Bourse du Travail de Lyon Place Guichard 69003 LYON in presence of: Leila SHAHID, d�l�gu�e g�n�rale de Palestine en France 18h30 Expositions, diaporama, po�sie, librairie� 20h30 Concert : Marcel KHALIFE, “artiste de l�UNESCO pour la paix” chante Mahmoud DARWICH Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://collectif69palestine.free.fr For tickets: 0892683622
November 12, 2005 in Brussels, Belgium. For more information go to BOZAR music.
“Taqasim” 10 city Lebanon tour, September 2005
Hammaat Festival, Hammat- Tunisia, August 12, 2005
Carthage festival, Tunisia, August 10, 2005>
Beiteddine Festival, Lebanon, August 5, 2005
Rabat Festival, Rabat-Morocco, July 23 & 24, 2005
Auditoruim Du Forum des images, Les Halle Paris- France, June 12, 2005
“UNESCO Artist for Peace” Nomination, UNESCO International Headquarters, Paris-France, June 7, 2005
Centro Dionysia, Rome- Italy, June 1, 2005 2004
Lebanon - December 2004 Beirut, Palais de L’UNESCO December 16, 17, 18, & 19, 2004
November 13, 2004 - New York City, NY Town Hall (World Music Institute) 123 W. 43rd St. Tix: $25-45 (discounts for WMI friends) Show: 8:00 pmbr>For tickets call (212) 545-7536
November 14, 2004 - Chicago, IL The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E. Randolph Drive Tix: $25-100, Show: 7:00 pm To purchase tickets from the Harris Theater box office call(312)334-7777 or contact the Arab American Action Network at (773) 436-6060 or Al-Bostaan at (708) 599-0099.
October 16, 2004 - Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Ave Tix: $10-40, Show: 8:30 pm Marcel Khalife and the Al Mayadine Ensemble open a five-concert Arab World Music Festival.
October 23, 2004 - Houston, TX Cullen Performance Hall University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Entrance 1 Tix: $30-$75, Show: 8:30 pm ($5 discount for students or advance purchase) Ticket info at Stages Theatre 713-527-0123 or Al Basha Lebanese Restaurant, 281-224-6730, or online at www.ticketweb.com
October 24, 2004 - Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center, 8:00 PM 211 West San Francisco Street Ticket prices: $25, $30, $40 & $50 ($5 discount for students and senior citizens 65 and over) Tickets available at Lensic Box office: 505-988-1234. Online at www.tickets.com
October 29, 2004 - Montreal, Canada Theatre Maisonneuve - Place des Arts 175 St Catherine Street West Tix: $29-89 (taxes not included), Show: 8:00 pm Reservations PDA: (514) 842-2112 Admission : (514) 790-1245 October 31, 2004 -Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Avenue Tix: $25-55, Show: 8:00 pm Tickets available at: The Berklee Box Office or through Ticketmaster: 617-931-2000 or 617-228 6000 For info: 617-747-2261 Online: www.ticketmaster.com
November 4, 2004 - San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts 3301 Lyon St. Show: 8:00 pm Tickets available at: The Arab American Cultural & Community Center(ACC), Tel: 415-664-2200 (Credits cards accepted), Online at www.ticketweb.com Ticket prices: $65.00, $50.00, $40.00 & $30.00 $5.00 discount for students and all advance ticket sales
November 5, 2004 - Seattle, WA University of Washington www.culturetheory.com Kane Hall Show: 8:30 pm For information, please call 206-335-5433
November 6, 2004 - Redondo Beach, CA (Los Angeles area) Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Tix: $35-75 Box Office phone number: 1-888-OMEN-IS-U (1-888-663-6478) or [email protected]
November 7, 2004 - Boulder, CO Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado at Boulder Tickets available at 866-468-7621, www.ticketweb.com, or www.e-worldmusic.com
November 12, 2004 - Washington, DC The Lincoln Theatre 1215 U Street, NW (between 12th and 13th Streets) Show: 8:00 pm Tickets available at The Lincoln Theatre Box Office: Tel# (202) 328- 6000, Ticketmaster Tel# (202) 397- 7328 from 10a.m. - 9:30p.m. daily All Ticketmaster outlets including Hecht’s, Kemp Mill Music, and Tower Records. Online: www.ticketmaster.com $5.00 discount for students and all advance ticket sales Germany - October 2004
International BooKfair Opera House Frankfurt, Germany October 7, 2004
Bahrain - October 2004
International Music Festival October 4, 2004
Spain - September 2004
Barcelona September 19, 2004
France - July 2004
Mondialogo School Contest UNESCO- PARIS July 29- 30, 2004
Contest’s International jurists: Marcel Khalife (composer) Lebanon Paul Coelho (writer) Brazil Vigdis Finnbogdottin (former President of Iceland) Contesse Setsuko Klossowska (Japan)
Morocco - July 2004
Aghadeer, Morocco July 10, 2004
USA - June 2004
Rutherford International Music Festival William Carlos Williams Center one Williams Plaza Rutherford, NJ 07070 Box Office:1-201939-6969 June 25, 2004 www.dtfestivalsunlimited.com France - June 2004
The Palestinian Arts group in Paris, A’arass, cordially invites you to a signing ceremony by Marcel Khalife of his latest CD and DVD releases, “Caress” & “Voyageur”. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit music students at the National Academy of Music in Ramallah, Pales tine. The event will take place at:
The Algerian Arts Center 171 Croix-Nivert Paris, 75015 June 22, 2004 @ 7:00 PM
Morocco - June 2004
Mediterranean Festival, Tangiers, Morocco June 20 & 21, 2004
Algeria - May 2004
2 concerts (afternoon, evening) at Ibn Khaldoun Hall, Algeria May 26, 2004
France - May 2004
Concert pour le Monde Diplomatique, Palais de Sport, Paris, France May 8, 2004
UAE - April 2004
The Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE April 15, 2004
Oman - March 2004
Hosn Al Khaleej Theater, Oman March 23 & 24, 2004
Qatar - March 2004
Doha Cultural Festival, Qatar March 14, 2004
Washington DC - January 2004
Kennedy Center, Washington DC (The Millennium Stage) 2700 F St., NW Monday, January 12, 2004 @ 6:00 PM
NEW YORK - January 2004
The Public Theater, New York 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place Saturday, January 10, 2004 @ 8:30 PM 2003
LEBANON - December 2003
UNESCO Hall, Beirut Friday, Saturday & Sunday - December 19, 20 & 21
TUNISIA - November 2003
Al Madina Festival Thursday, Friday & Saturday - November 20, 21 & 22
MOROCCO - November 2003
AGADIR: Wednesday, Nov. 5 ESSAOUIRA: Friday, Nov. 7 MARRAKECH: Saturday, Nov. 8 RABAT: Tuesday, Nov. 11 FÈS: Wednesday, Nov. 12 MEKNÈS: Thursday, Nov. 13 CASABLANCA: Friday, Nov. 14 TANGER: Saturday, Nov. 15
Geneve, Switzerland - October 2003
Date: Octobre 31, 2003 @ 8:30 Venue: Grand-Casino de Gen�ve Info & Resv.: La Librairie arabe “l’Olivier” Phone: 022 731 84 40 Lyzamir: 022 732 53 80 email: [email protected] (www.arabooks.ch/marcelweb.htm)
SEVILLE, SPAIN - October 2003
Marcel Khalife Showcase of Taqasim / Freemuse (www.freemuse.org) Womex World Music Expo. (www.womex.com) Date: Saturday & Sunday, October 25 & 26
BREMEN, GERMANY - September 2003
Marcel Khalife & The Absolute Ensemble (www.absoluteensemble.com) Date: Friday, September 26, 2003 14th Annual Musikfest Bremen 2003 ASL-Werft Lemwerder Hotline: +49 (0) 4 21 - 33 66 99 Internet: www.musikfest-bremen.de
San Francisco, USA - September 10 & 11, 2003
San Francisco World Music Festival Presents:
MARCEL KHALIFE MASTER CLASS Date: September 10, 1pm Venue: San Francisco State University, Knuth Hall
COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERE BY MARCEL KHALIFE Date: SEPTEMBER 11, 8pm Featuring Marcel Khalife (oud, vocals), San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Zhang Xiao Feng (erhu), Pu Hai (Chinese percussion), Oumeima Al Khalil (Lebanese vocalist), Members of KITKA Venue: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Box office at (415) 978-2787 or www.YerbaBuenaArts.org
TURKEY - August/September 2003
ANTALYA, Venue: Cumhuriyet Meydani, Thursday, Aug. 21 DATCA, Venue: Acik Hava Tiyatrosu, Saturday, Aug. 23 ANKARA, Venue: Kapali Spor Salonu, Sunday, Aug. 24 ISTANBUL, Venue: Acik Hava Teyatrosu, Thursday, Aug. 28 ANTEP, Venue: Acik Hava Teyatrosu, Saturday, Aug. 30 ANTAKYA, Venue: Antakya Dugun Salonu, Sunday, Aug. 31 MERSIN, Venue: Sehir Meydani, Monday, Sept. 1 AUSTRIA - July 2003
1. Festival Glatt & Verkehrt 2003 Date: Thurs. July 31st, 2003 6 p.m Contact/Info/Reservation: Address: NÖ Festival GesmbH, Körnermakrt 13, 3500 Krems, Austria Tel: 0043 2732 908030 Fax: 0043 2732 908031 E-mail: [email protected] www.glattundverkehrt.at
2. Taqasim - June 2003 Date: June 14th, 2003 @ 10 p.m Venue: Steinerner Saal im Landhaus (Zentrum, Altstadt) Contact/reservation: Festival 4020.mehr als Musik, Kulturamt der Stadt Linz, Neues Rathaus, Hauptstr.1-5, 4041 Linz E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 070/7070-2955 Reservations also at: Bürgerservicestelle im Neuen Rathaus, Buchhandlung Alex, Kartenbüro Pirngruber, Linz, Austria www.festival4020.at
SWEDEN - June 2003
Thursday, June 12th, 2003 @ 7:00pm Sodra Theater, Stoekholm, Sweden Box Office Phone: 48 (0) 855697230
ITALY - May 2003
Saturday, May 31th, 2003 @ 9:30pm. Doors open @ 8:00pm For info, email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone (Grazia Gabba): 39 34 8152 5093 or 39 3834 5112 Address: Piazza Castello 27100 Pavia, Italy
USA - May 2003
RAMI KHALIFE IN CONCERT Thursday, May 8th, 2003 at 8:00pm Featuring: Oud/Vocals: Marcel Khalife Percussion: Bachar Khalife Bass: Mark Helias Piano: Francesco Schlime Morse Hall, The Juilliard School, New York Please click here to seePOSTER
NETHERLANDS - April 2003
CONCERT FOR PEACE AND SOLIDARITY Saturday, April 5th, 2003 @ 7:30pm Organizers: Stem Van Marokkaanse, Democraten - Netherlands (Stem for Moroccan Democrats) Place: Dr. Anton Philipszaal in The Hague Reservation - Mob.: 0630351494 / Tel.: 0708800333 / Fax: 0704275722 Ticket prices: 15, 20, 25 Euros www.smdn.nl
FRANCE - April 2003
TAQASIM DUO OUD AND CONTRABASS Friday, April 4th, 2003 at 9:00pm Tel: 04 42 26 16 85 Address: Les Ecritures Croisées Cité du Livre 8/10 Rue des Allumettes 13090 Aix en Provence, France Free Tickets - Places Gratuites
FRANCE - February 2003
Marcel Khalife Oud Recital Sunday, February 9th, 2003, @ 6:00 PM Salle Chandon Paris, France For more info, please call 43066357 2002
FRANCE - November 2002
Marcel Khalife in Concert Friday, November 29, 2002, @ 8:30 PM The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Salle UNESCO, Paris, France AUSTRIA - October 2002
Childhood and Trauma Saturday, October 26, 2002 Marcel Khalife - Peter Herbert Duo World Premiere Performance of Marcel Khalife’s Suite ‘Taquassim’ First Appearance of this Great Oud Master in Austria! Angelika Kauffmann Saal Schwarzenberg, West of Austria [email protected] phone: 05512 3570 www.schwarzenberg.at
UNITED KINGDOM - October 2002
MULTICULTI - Music of Many Cultures Friday, October 18, 2002 Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England Click here for more details.
DENMARK - September 2002
2nd WORLD CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND CENSORSHIP FREEMUSE - Freedom of Musical Expression September 28, 2002 (Video Interview) Copenhagen, Denmark Click here for more details.
LEBANON - August 2002
TRIPOLI FESTIVAL Friday, August 2, 2002
JORDAN - July 2002
JARASH FESTIVAL Friday, July 26, 2002
JARASH FESTIVAL Thursday, July 25, 2002
TUNISIA, TOUR - July 2002
SAFAQES FESTIVAL Tuesday, July 23, 2002
AL SUSSA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Sunday, July 21, 2002
CARTHRAGE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Friday, July 19, 2002
AL HAMMAMAT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Wednesday, July 17, 2002
MOROCCO - July 2002
AL RABAT FESTIVAL Saturday, July 13, 2002 Click here for more details.
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN USA - June 2002
DEARBORN ARAB INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Saturday, June 15, 2002
APRIL 2002 USA TOUR
WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE Symphony Space New York, New York Saturday, April 27, 2002 Click here for more details.
KING FAHD CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC STUDIES, & THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT Fayetteville, Arkansas Thursday, April 25, 2002
THE ALIF INSTITUTE & AAFG The Rialto Theater Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, April 21, 2002
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART Gartner Auditorium Cleveland, Ohio Friday, April 19, 2002 Click here for more details.
NCP, AAEF and ACC Cullen Performance Hall Houston, Texas Saturday, April 13, 2002 Click here for more details.
BIRMINGHAM MUSIC CLUB WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, Alabama Friday, April 12, 2002 Click here for more details.
MINISTRY OF TOURISM Muscat, Oman March 2 & 3, 2002
Al Menber Al Democrati Manama, Bahrain Al Khaleej Hotel, Conference Hall February 15, 2002 Click here for more details.
L’INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE Présente le film documentaire: MARCEL KHALIFE “Le Luth Sacrilège”, de Pierre Dupouey Paris, France Lundi 21 Janvier 2002, en présence de Marcel Khalifé Click here for more details.
FMA - Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal Montréal, Canada November 3 & 4, 2001
DIONYSIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER Villa Piccolomini Rome, Italy Sunday, September 30, 2001 Click here for more details.
Arena Theater, Amman, Jordan, July 12, 2001.
Marcel Khalife in a charity concert for Palestinian Children Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, June 6, 2001. Click here for more details.
Tribute to the Late Syrian playwright Sadallah Wannous, Hoss Al-baher, Syria, June 1, 2001.
Damascus International Exhibit, Tribute to Syrian Poet Al-Jawahiri, Damascus, Syria, March 24, 2001.
Union of Arab Lawyer’s conference UNESCO Hall, Beirut, Lebanon, March 20, 2001.
Arena Theater, Amman, Jordan, March 8, 2001.
Baalbeck International Festival, Baalbeck, Lebanon, July 7 & 8, 2000.
Rabat Festival, Rabat, Morroco, June 22 & 23, 2000.
Marcel Khalife recipient of the Arab Arts Awards Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee Annual Convention, Washington DC, U.S.A, June 9, 2000.
Arena Theatre, Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2000.
Fez, Morroco, March 2000.
Mahrajan Al-Madina, Tunisia, January 2000.