Tossing a stone into a pattern of rectangles puts drama in a different scope, somewhere between hop and jump in the spirit of a game.
Nizar Rohana - oud
Fadi Deeb- piano
Bishara Khell - composition
Image by Paul Brown
The video is available via the following link
Mufradat nahawand is a new ud solo piece inspired by the practices of the great Egyptian ud players and composers Muhammad Al-Qasabji and Riyad Al-Sunbati.
The video was directed and produced by Michel Gasco and recorded by Empatia Studio. It was recorded at the historical venue Sala de Exposiciones Santo Domingo de la Cruz, Salamanca, Spain.
The video is available via the following link
A special last concert in 2019! On 21 December, Nizar Rohana Trio will host Holland's best-Known trumpeter Eric Vloeimans in a concert at Bimhuis in Amsterdam!
More info in the following link:
Madar Ensemble album Acamar is out now! Stream and order your copy from any of the following:
About the album
Madar ensemble will release their album 'Acamar' on Friday 10 May 2019.
listen to the track Madar Bayati here
Nizar Rohana Trio will showcase at the Dutch international conference and festival Injazz. The event will take place in the city of Rotterdam on 27-28 June!
For more info follow the link below:
I was honoured with the Said Chraibi Prize at the closing ceremony and concert of Ud Festival. The ceremony and concert were held on 23 November 2018 at Muzikgebouw in Amsterdam.
I will give three concerts with different projects during the 2nd edition of the Dutch Ud Festival.
Dutch Masters of the Ud, Erasmus Park, Amsterdam, 9 September.
Dutch Masters of the Ud, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 10 October.
Rohana-Overwater Ensemble , Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, 20 October.
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I look forward to be coaching and performing during NewLands Festival 2018.
NewLands Talenten Programm, Mediamatic, Amsterdam, 14-18 September:
http://newlandsfestival.com/calendar/workshops-nizar-rohana
Special guest with Holland Baroque & Layale Chaker, Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 21 September
http://newlandsfestival.com/calendar/layale-chaker-holland-baroque
NAJWA, Bimhuis, 22 September:
Nizar will perform together with New European Ensemble a new piece by the dutch viola player and composer Oene van Geel: 'concerto for ud & chamber ensemble'. The piece will be premiered during Oriental Landscapes Festival (June 2017) at De Paard in The Hague, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, and at Bimhuis in Amsterdam.
For more details follow the link below.