Qatar Philharmonic brings Iraqi and Egyptian classics to Doha

The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will present "Masterpieces of the Golden Age: From the Euphrates to the Nile" on Friday at the U Venue Theater, taking the audience on a musical journey that celebrates the richness of Iraqi and Egyptian musical heritage.

The evening will be led by Maestro David Navarro Torres, Chilean-Belgian conductor and arranger, and music and artistic director of the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, with the participation of Egyptian singer Ahmed Effat, and Iraqi artists Ziad Al-Hajri and Manar Duraid.

The evening begins its journey with Iraqi musical heritage and includes a new work by composer Qutaiba Al-Nuaimi, an orchestra and oriental violinist, inspired by a well-known melody from Iraqi Kurdistan. The work represents elements of Kurdish musical heritage within a contemporary orchestral framework, combining musical tradition with modern orchestral expression.

The program connects with a collection of beloved Iraqi songs, which evoke feelings of love, nostalgia and memory, and are associated with prominent names in the history of Iraqi music, including Nazem Al-Ghazali and Yas Khader.

After the break, the musical journey from the Euphrates to the Nile will move with a collection of masterpieces by Abdel Halim Hafez. These songs are presented in an orchestral format that lends renewed symphonic colors to a number of the most prominent works that are firmly rooted in Egyptian and Arab musical memory.

Combining the musical heritage of Iraq and Egypt on a single stage, "From the Euphrates to the Nile" embodies the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra's commitment to celebrating the musical heritage of the Arab world, and linking it to the expressive potential of the symphony orchestra, in an experience that combines Arab musical memory with contemporary orchestral performance.

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