Egyptian composer Omar Khairat has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s al-Aula governorate to perform a concert on Friday at 5 pm at Maraya Theater as part of the activities of the Winter Attantora Festival, Al-Youm al-Sabea said. Khairat will also perform a concert in Egypt on January 28-29 at the Bibliotheca Alexandria’s Arts Center, accompanied by the Orchestra of Bibliotheca Alexandria. Omar Khairat is a famous Egyptian composer and pianist and the founder and conductor of the Omar Khairat Band. His uncle is Abou-Bakr Khairat, the great Egyptian composer and architect, who established the Cairo Conservatoire and enriched Arab music with great symphonic pieces. Omar Khairat shaped his musical identity as a professional independent composer achieving new musical visions characterized with deepness and richness.

Source: Egypt Independent January 10, 2019 14:48 UTC