Claude Chalhoub

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Claude Chalhoub (* 1974 in Beirut ) is a Lebanese musician.

Claude Chalhoub grew up with 11 siblings in a musical family in the Christian quarter of Beirut. He started playing the violin at the age of eight. At first he was able to be taught at the Lebanese Conservatory, where he consequently came into contact primarily with Arabic music . Soon, however, the operation of the conservatory could no longer be maintained because of the Lebanese civil war and Chalhoub was forced to continue his studies on an autodidactic basis. Despite these difficult conditions, these efforts were so successful that at the age of 18 he received a scholarship from the Royal College of Music in London . The producer Michael Brook became aware of him through a chamber concert and produced Chalhoub's first album, which was released in 2001.

In his compositional activity, Chalhoub combines elements of Arabic, classical and Indian music. In 1999 Daniel Barenboim Chalhoub accepted as concertmaster in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra founded by himself and Edward Said .

In 2003 Chalhoub got involved in the Orient meets Occident project and performed at the WOMAD Festival and the Duisburg Traumzeit Festival .

For his CD “Diwan”, released in spring 2008, Chalhoub worked with musicians from the Leipzig Gewandhaus .

He was Dean of the Conservatory in Beirut for many years and now lives in Vienna, Austria.

Discography

  • 2001: Claude Chalhoub produced by Michael Brook, Warner Music Group / Teldec
  • 2008: Diwan produced by Herzog Records in collaboration with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
  • 2015: Marionettes Dance produced by Claude Chalhoub in collaboration with Boris Penth

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personal data
SURNAME Chalhoub, Claude
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lebanese musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Beirut , Lebanon