For many decades Egypt was at the heart of Arabic music, and a pioneer of Western classical music practices in the Arab world. Egypt’s Golden Age (1950s-1970s) was known for setting trends and ...

The scope of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio ISRAEL IN EGYPT is the Passover story. Handel premiered it in three sections: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph, Exodus and Moses ...

Rüya Taner, the acclaimed Turkish pianist and Steinway Artist who recently performed in Cairo, spoke to Ahram Online about her musical journey, cultural roots, and the power of music in connecting ...