About:
Kinan Abou-afach is a cellist, oud player, composer, and recipient of the prestigious Pew Fellowship in 2013. The Syrian-born musician began his musical studies at the age of seven studying at the Arabic Institute of Music in Damascus, where he eventually joined the National Syrian Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Middle Eastern Ensemble.


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Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Concord, NCexpand_more
Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Concord, NC. Christopher James Lees: Conductor
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Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.expand_more
Speak for Orchestra. Performance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Christopher James Lees: Conductor
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"Speak" Performance with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestraexpand_more
“Speak” Performance with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Primary Concerts: One Musical Family. Christopher James Lees: Conductor
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"Speak" Performance with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestraexpand_more
“Speak” Performance with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Primary Concerts: One Musical Family. Christopher James Lees: Conductor
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Cello Duo with Cellist/Composer Tom Krainesexpand_more
Private Event
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Rotterdam, Netherlands. Chronicles I, string quartet performance with The New European Ensembleexpand_more
String Quartet, Performed by The New European Ensemble
NEW EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE plays:
Kinan Abou Afach – Chronicles I (a la Sama’i)
Wassim Ibrahim – Syriac Fantasy
Kareem Roustom – Shades of NightPodium Grounds Pieter de Hoochweg 125, 3024 BG Rotterdam, Netherlands
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The Hague, Netherlands. String quartet premiere performance by The New European Ensembleexpand_more
Klooster Kerk, Lange Voorhout 4 2514 ED The Hague
Link / Info / Tickets: http://cultureunlimited.org/events/neue-vocaal-ensemble-consorte/
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World Premiere with The Brass Projectexpand_more
A world premiere of the full version of Exodus for brass sextet
The Brass Project:
Theo Van Dyck, trumpet
Brian Olson, trumpet
Cort Roberts, horn
Daniel Schwalbach, trombone
Oliver Barrett, trombone
Jake Fewx, tubaLink / Info / Tickets: https://www.musicmondays.org/november-2019
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Duo with Shinjoo Cho - Bandonion. Philadelphiaexpand_moreLink / Info / Tickets: https://thekey.xpn.org/2019/10/31/philly-jazz-guide-november-3/
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The Transonic Orchestra | Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park festivalexpand_more
Transonic Orchestra, featuring Miya Masaoka (koto and electronics), Layale Chaker (violin), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Gamin Kang (saenghwang and piri), Shinjoo Cho (bandoneon), Nick Millevoi (e-guitar), Kinan Abou-Afach (cello and oud), Adam Vidiksis(electronics and percussion), and Gene Coleman (musical direction). 6:30–7 p.m. / 7:30–8 p.m. / 8:30–9 p.m.
Audio-visual work from John JH Phillips. 7:15–7:30 p.m.
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