LPO

HISTORY

The Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra was established by the president of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory in November 1998. The status of the Orchestra was completed by summer 1999 and the first rehearsals started on January 10, 2000.

The Orchestra's first concert was on February 28, 2000 and since February 22^nd 2001 LNSO became the resident orchestra of the Al-Bustan Festival.

Walid Gholmieh, the President of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, is the founder and the principal conductor of the LNSO other conductors are Wojciech Czepiel, Harout Fazlian , Michel Khairallah and Garo Avessian.

The LNSO gives 25 to 30 concerts per season. The Orchestra has various Chamber Ensembles that give 30 to 40 Chamber concerts per season.

By 22^nd of December 2009 LNSO became THE LEBANESE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (LPO)

Performances:

• Al-Bustan International Festival, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Baalbeck International Festival, 2002, 2004
• Tyre International festival, 2005
• Tunis Al Madina Festival, 2005

Guest Conductors performed with:

• Gerd Albrecht
• Eugene Kohn
• Claire Levacher
• Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli
• Paolo Olmi
• Alain Paris
• Tuomas Rousi
• Ahmed El Saedi
• Solhi Al Wadi
• Jozef Wilkomirski
• Miklos Sugar
• Robert Lehrbaumer
• Adrian Buciu
• Jan Stvan
• Dmitri Jurowsky
• Karl Sollak

Soloists performed with:

• Jad Azkoul (Guitar)
• Isabel Bayrakdarian (Soprano)
• Boris Berezovsky (Piano)
• Andrzej Bialko (Organ)
• Wissam Boustani (Flute)
• Tania Becker Bender (Violin)
• Sandrine Chatron (Harp)
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Nina Drath (Piano)
• Mihai Francu (Violin)
• Jose-Maria Gallardo Del Ray (Guitar)
• Waldemar Gromolak (Guitar)
• Peter Jablonski (Piano)
• Deborah Nemtanu (Violin)
• Barnabas Kelemen (Violin)
• Nicolas Koexkert (Violin)
• Shefika Kutluer (Flute)
• Piotr Kwasny (Violin)
• Hisako Mistsui (Harp)
• Karol Radziwonowicz (Piano)
• Thomas Rozenkranz (Piano)
• Marco Rizzi (Violin)
• Atsuko Seta (Piano)
• Elizabeth Sombart (Piano)
• Krzysztof Smietana (Violin)
• Rima Tawil (Soprano)
• Alexandre Tchernichov (Piano)
• Zareh Tcheroyan
• Tjeerd Top (Violin)
• Wouter Vossen (Piano)
• Kirill Troussov (Violin)
• Anne-Sophie LeRol (Violin)
• Armen Babakhanian (Piano)
• Marian Sobula (Piano)
• Marie Vermeulin (Piano)
• Imre Kovacs (Flute)

Ensemble performed with:

• The Storioni Trio (Piano, Violin, Cello)
• The Prague Chamber Choir
• The Hungarian Radio Choir