arabic pianists

[souad.s11]

hi
What do you know about arabic pianists? do you know some names?.

[Bouter Boogie]

Not a single one..

- BB

[mrdaveux]

If by arabic you mean from arabic countries in a broad sense, I think of Fazil Say.

He's a 30 year-old pianist from Turkey, one of the best of his generation in my eyes, even though he's not very well known.

I recommand his CDs of Bach and Gershwin. I also heard in a couple of posts in the forum about his Paganini Variations, but I haven't have the chance to hear them or get the score.

[dreamplaying]

I have an important name to share with you, and I'm quite surprised you have not idea of this great pianist (Beirut).

Abdel Rahman El Bacha

El Bacha won Queen Elizabeth first prize, and a super specialist of Chopin and Beethoven. Very fine performing and exquisite musicality with no exaggerations nor extra expressivity.

For those who read French have a look here for a bio and discography
https://www.pianobleu.com/elbacha.html

[pseudopianist]

Does Idil Biret count?

[chromatickler]

i know an amazing up and comer by the name of arsha kaviani who lives in dubai, UAE. 14 years old and already played rachamaninov 2 and 3, prokofiev 2 etc. extraordinary talent

[stevie]

i know an amazing up and comer by the name of arsha kaviani who lives in dubai, UAE. 14 years old and already played rachamaninov 2 and 3, prokofiev 2 etc. extraordinary talent

he turned 15 recently, but nevertheless, true.

pedram rad, a friend of arha's is also a legendary pianist, i think he is 17 now, and he is already a master of beethoven.

you may not be familiar with these names, because they often go by pseudonyms-

arsha is - da SHAGA

pedram is - da RAMROD

[prometheus]

Turkish people aren't arabic(, I think).

I once saw a docu on jewish and arabic young people playing together as an orchestra but that is about it.

[zheer]

I am not super intelligent but i can say that turkish people are not arabic people and that jewish people are not arabic, (cusins maybe).

[prometheus]

Some jewish people are arabic.

[zheer]

Yes you are right you might find arabic jews.Jewish is a combination of religion nationalit and peopla accordind to Daniel Barenboim.

[kghayesh]

I'll tell you about Egyptian pianists coz that's what i know best.

The all-time best virtuoso here is Ramzi Yassa. He studied at the Moscow conservatory and is know a professor at the Ecole normale de musique. He plays Chopin with a very special interpretation. I just watched his Rach 2 performance a couple of months ago with the Cairo symphony orchestra, and he was amazing.

Another upcoming young pianist is Mohamed Shams, 20 years old. He got the 3rd place at the Cleveland competition a couple of years ago. He has a broad repretoire and surely will have a brilliant career.

Other names include Wael Farouk (incredible technique although of his small stature and small hands, he was the first Egyptian to perform Rach 3), Moushira Issa (A respectable pianist with many concert arrangements abroad).


.....  And last but not least, there is the upcoming Horowitz.........(ME !!!)

[souad.s11]

I like to add an auther arabic pianist. His name is Gazwan Zerikly. He is a Syrian pianist That had a great cd with the violonist Ashraf Kateb . This cd is just for arabic composers.

[sevencircles]

I assumed that you meant pianists that played on pianos tuned to a quarter instead of a half (Iīm from Sweden so I donīt really know the right words, sorry).

You change tunings in a blink of an eye by using an electric keyboard and thatīs what I use most of the time.

I donīt like the quarter tuning, though!

[zheer]

In what way is that relevant to the question.

[sevencircles]

In what way is that relevant to the question.

arabic music often uses quarterstep scales  if Iīm not entirerly wrong.

[souad.s11]

yes arabic music uses quarter tune ....But her I mean arabic pianist or composers that are interested in classical or European styles...

[prometheus]

The piano would be an awful choice for playing arabic music.

[arshakaviani]

I do reside in the middle east but im not arab im Persian  , and yes ive turned 15 now...

[chromatickler]

I do reside in the middle east but im not arab im Persian  , and yes ive turned 15 now...

HAHAHAHAHAH da SHAGA cummah 

[classicarts]

I don't think classical music is any popular in the middle east.

[hodi]

it is very popular in israel!
we got the arthur rubinstein international piano competition
and i know many pianists here.

it isn't popular among the arabs around here, probably they don't care much for that, they are busy with their own arabic music.

[eduard]

I'll tell you about Egyptian pianists coz that's what i know best.

The all-time best virtuoso here is Ramzi Yassa. He studied at the Moscow conservatory and is know a professor at the Ecole normale de musique. He plays Chopin with a very special interpretation. I just watched his Rach 2 performance a couple of months ago with the Cairo symphony orchestra, and he was amazing.

Another upcoming young pianist is Mohamed Shams, 20 years old. He got the 3rd place at the Cleveland competition a couple of years ago. He has a broad repretoire and surely will have a brilliant career.

Other names include Wael Farouk (incredible technique although of his small stature and small hands, he was the first Egyptian to perform Rach 3), Moushira Issa (A respectable pianist with many concert arrangements abroad).


.....  And last but not least, there is the upcoming Horowitz.........(ME !!!)

I know for the Ramzi Yassa, hi is the best. I am interesred who is his profesor in Moscow?
Thank You.

[kghayesh]

Well. I don't know who was his professor in Moscow coz he went a long time ago.

But you know what, i just met Ramzi Yassa a couple of hours ago !!! He was at a local recital here, he didn't play but he was like the organizer. I took his autograph.

https://www.manasterly.com/forth_concert_e5-6.htm Check his biography here

[ahmedito]

Al Bacha. He is GREAt.

and... well, me. Athough Im nowhere in the league of the people mentioned... Im half egyptian, half mexican.

[stevie]

hahaha random arabs

[kghayesh]

hahaha random arabs

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