Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Acclaimed Moroccan pianist Marouan Benabdallah at The African Concert Series

Marouan Benabdallah

Pianist Marouan Benabdallah was born to a Moroccan father and a Hungarian mother and was educated in Hungary from the age of 13 onward.

Music was in his blood since his mother was an established choir director and became his first piano teacher. His father, a physicist, played the guitar. Graduating from Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, in 2008 he was awarded the Medal of the Hungarian Parliament for his achievements in music and went on to become one of the most versatile concert pianists of today.

His successes have taken him to perform on world's most important stages including Carnegie's Zankel Hall, Kennedy Centre, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and on tours in Europe, Asia and Africa, performing with most renowned orchestra conductors including Lorin Maazel.

Living between Rabat, Budapest, Paris and Beijing, this international artist has played to high critical acclaim.

In 2014, with the support of the Royal Academy of Morocco, he launched "Arabæsque" - a series of concerts exploring the music of composers from the Arab world. He discovered 100 composers from countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon whose music is a blend of western classical music and traditional folk tunes. 

Marouan Benabdallah brings "Arabæsque" for the first time to the UK at The African Concert Series on 1 November 2019 at The Africa Centre London.

Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door 

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