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Rami Khalife (The Kennedy Center)

Rami Khalife

Born in Beirut in 1981, Rami Khalifé revealed his passion for music at a very early age. After a short introduction to the piano, he left Lebanon for France at the age of seven and studied music at the Conservatoire National de la Région de Boulogne-Billancourt, under Louis-Claude Thirion and Marie-Paule Siruguet. Ten years later he received his first piano prize and a number of diplomas in musical theory. He followed piano lessons with the Lebanese player Abdul Rahman El Bacha and won a number of competitions, most notably Radio France, UFAM and Claude Kahn. The latter earned him a performance at the Salle Gaveau in 1994.

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Rami Khalifé and Francesco Tristano: <i>Pop Art – Duo Piano</i> 3/3/09: Rami Khalifé and Francesco Tristano: Pop Art – Duo Piano

Classically trained Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé creates compositions and improvisations in a variety of styles and genres ranging from classical to contemporary, jazz, and world music. He performs his non-traditional program, an exciting and dynamic production, with his Juilliard colleague Francesco Tristano.

Rami Khalifé and Francesco Tristano: Pop Art – Duo Piano

Classically trained Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé creates compositions and improvisations in a variety of styles and genres ranging from classical to contemporary, jazz, and world music. He performs his non-traditional program, an exciting and dynamic production, with his Juilliard colleague Francesco Tristano.
Rami Khalife 4/23/05: Rami Khalife

23 year-old Lebanese pianist Rami Khalife performs compositions from his new album Scene From Hellek which features avant-garde jazz improvisations with influences from western classical music, world music, and traditional sounds from Beirut.

Rami Khalife

23 year-old Lebanese pianist Rami Khalife performs compositions from his new album Scene From Hellek which features avant-garde jazz improvisations with influences from western classical music, world music, and traditional sounds from Beirut.

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