shut up and listen! 2011
Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art
December 8th, 2011, 18.30
Hossam Mahmoud (EG)
The Sons of Uncles. Musical Traditions of the Near East - Lecture
In his lecture, Hossam Mahmoud speaks about traditional Arab Music, its link to ancient Greek tonal
systems, as well as about the background of the composition ‘Der Atem der Reinheit’.
December 8th, 2011, 19.00
Hossam Mahmoud (EG) & Frank Stadler (AUT)
Der Atem der Reinheit – For Oud and Violin (FP)
In ‘Der Atem der Reinheit’ (i.e. The Breath of Purity), Hossam Mahmoud refers to Sufism and its
understanding of breath and purity. The piece also combines the microtonality of Arab music with the
potential of one of the ‘most classical’ European instruments, the violin.
Hossam Mahmoud
The composer and instrumentalist Hossam Mahmoud was born in Cairo. It was here in his home city that
he mastered his studies in oriental music, music education and traditional western music. Also here he
learnt to play the Arabic Lute (Oud), viola and piano. He then finished his composition studies in Graz and
Salzburg with professors Beat Furrer and Boguslav Schaeffer. Since then Hossam Mahmoud established
himself as a free lance composer and performer in Salzburg, constantly promoting the dialog between
music of diverse cultures. Meanwhile Hossam Mahmoud never neglected his activities as an Oud player. His
compositions were heard at renowned festivals such as stART2003 in Salzburg, festival Autumn of Paris,
Sound Touch Festival 2008 in Schwaz and at the Salzburg Biennale 2009. So far he presented three works
for the stage which were performed in Salzburg Kollegien Church, and at the operas houses of Cairo and
Alexandra. Hossam Mahmoud has been awarded with several prizes.
Frank Stadler
Frank Stadler (violin) graduated from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg with distinction. Stadler is the
founder of the Stadler Quartett, with which he performs at the Salzburg Festival, and other venues
worldwide. He has performed as Guest Concert Master by invitation of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the
Camerata Salzburg, the Nürnberg Philharmonic and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Stadler currently
teaches a violin masterclass as the University Mozarteum in Salzburg. He plays a violin by Bertrand Bellin,
Offenburg.
http://www.frankstadler.com
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systems, as well as about the background of the composition ‘Der Atem der Reinheit’.
December 8th, 2011, 19.00
Hossam Mahmoud (EG) & Frank Stadler (AUT)
Der Atem der Reinheit – For Oud and Violin (FP)
In ‘Der Atem der Reinheit’ (i.e. The Breath of Purity), Hossam Mahmoud refers to Sufism and its
understanding of breath and purity. The piece also combines the microtonality of Arab music with the
potential of one of the ‘most classical’ European instruments, the violin.
Hossam Mahmoud
The composer and instrumentalist Hossam Mahmoud was born in Cairo. It was here in his home city that
he mastered his studies in oriental music, music education and traditional western music. Also here he
learnt to play the Arabic Lute (Oud), viola and piano. He then finished his composition studies in Graz and
Salzburg with professors Beat Furrer and Boguslav Schaeffer. Since then Hossam Mahmoud established
himself as a free lance composer and performer in Salzburg, constantly promoting the dialog between
music of diverse cultures. Meanwhile Hossam Mahmoud never neglected his activities as an Oud player. His
compositions were heard at renowned festivals such as stART2003 in Salzburg, festival Autumn of Paris,
Sound Touch Festival 2008 in Schwaz and at the Salzburg Biennale 2009. So far he presented three works
for the stage which were performed in Salzburg Kollegien Church, and at the operas houses of Cairo and
Alexandra. Hossam Mahmoud has been awarded with several prizes.
Frank Stadler
Frank Stadler (violin) graduated from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg with distinction. Stadler is the
founder of the Stadler Quartett, with which he performs at the Salzburg Festival, and other venues
worldwide. He has performed as Guest Concert Master by invitation of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the
Camerata Salzburg, the Nürnberg Philharmonic and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Stadler currently
teaches a violin masterclass as the University Mozarteum in Salzburg. He plays a violin by Bertrand Bellin,
Offenburg.
http://www.frankstadler.com
ABOUT PROGRAMME SUAL AWARD PRESS IMPRESSUM SUAL HOME