Friends of Jordan Festivals in cooperation with Bank Al Etihad proudly present for the first time in Jordan

Amman Piano Festival

Bringing dazzling international talent and recitals you cannot miss!
Featuring Pianist Yasmin Alami with a special appearance by Violinist Nabih Boulos 30th of April live at Halim Salfiti Auditorium Bank Al Etihad – Shmeisani – 7:30PM

Yasmin Alami has been called “a truly remarkable young pianist” and “extremely musical” by the renowned pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont. A Jordanian pianist, Miss Alami established herself as an international musician appearing as both a soloist and chamber musician. She has given extensive performances across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Most recently, she was invited to perform at the IMBTF Concert series in Tucson, Old Westbury Gardens Music Series in New York, and at The Palm Beach Atlantic International Piano Festival in Florida.
Born in Amman, Yasmin started playing the piano at an early age and at 18 she moved to France to continue her musical education. For two consecutive years, she was awarded the First prize as a soloist and chamber musician from the Conservatoire National de Tours (2004) and First prize as a soloist at the Regional Piano Competition held in Orléans, France (2005). In 2006, Miss Alami was invited to perform a private solo recital to Her Royal Highness Princess Wijdan Ali whom subsequently granted her a full scholarship to continue her musical education, and in 2009 she had made her New York debut recital at Steinway Hall. Other notable performances include Ecole Normale de Musique- Alfred Cortot in Paris (France), Bibliotheque Communale de Braine l’Alleud in Brussels (Belgium) Municipal Theater Baltazar Dias in Madeira (Portugal) the, Salle Ockeghem and Espace Malreaux in Tours (France) amongst others.
Having also gained a reputation of an established pedagogue, Miss Alami has been invited to be a jury member for several piano competitions, namely, the Piano Concerto Competition and the Trester Piano Competition at the Fred Fox School of Music University of Arizona, the Arizona State Music Teachers Association Honors Competition, the Roberta Savler Piano Competition, and the Sonatina Piano Competition.
Yasmin holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music, a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance and chamber music from the Conservatoire National de Région de Tours, and a Bachelor of Arts in musicology from the Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours, in France. Her major teachers include Philippe Entremont, Andre-Michel Schub, Nelson Delle Vigne, and Philip Kawin. She now lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband. She is currently the only Jordanian pianist performing in North America.
Nabih Boulos – Violinist

Concert violinist, Nabih Boulos, first entered the music world when he was six years old, starting at the National Music Conservatory in Jordan. He has gone on to collaborate with some of the classical music world’s top musicians, receiving invitations to festivals and concert halls worldwide and performing with various ensembles in the United States, Europe and Asia. Boulos was also Associate Concertmaster of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Daniel Barenboim. Besides his work as a professional musician, Boulos is a Fulbright scholar and a war correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.

Tickets are available at karasi.com

Ticket prices : 20 JDs, 10 JDs

For more information:
07 9747 1747 or 064613300
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