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Cairo Opera House to host Arab Music Festival in November
Annual music festival will feature 13 concerts by prominent musicians from across the region
Iran orchestra finale rings of hard-line pressure
Musicians and artists in Iran suffer from a lack of financial support as well as constant crackdowns by the Islamic authorities
Art Alert: Cairo Symphony Orchestra to perform Turkish oratorio
Turkish composer Ahmed Adnan Saygoun's famous oratorio 'Yunus Emre' will be performed by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra on 3 and 4 November
German composer Hans Werner Henze dead at 86: Publisher
Hans Werner Henze, one of Germany's foremost composers, has died at the age of 86, his publisher, Schott Music, announced Saturday
Mozart's piano returns home to Vienna
The piano on which Mozart wrote all of his late concertos returned home to Vienna on Thursday 25 October for the first time since the composer's death in 1791
Art Alert: Prague Chamber Orchestra to give two concerts in Egypt
The Czech Republic’s Prague Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ahmed El-Saedi will perform 1 November at the Cairo Opera House and 2 November at the Alexandria Opera House
Tony Kaldas represents Arab world in international song 'One Prayer'
Egyptian singer and composer Tony Kaldas represents the Arab World in a musical project meant to inspire peace relations
Art Alert: Rossini's one-act opera opens 1 November
An Egyptian rendition of the 200-year old 'L'inganno Felice' (The Fortunate Deception) one-act opera plays at the Cairo Opera House stage 1 and 2 November
Art Alert: El-Hawary releases single ahead of Friday performance (VIDEO)
Egyptian accordion player and singer Youssra El-Hawary releases new music video 'On the Street' in the run-up to Friday concert at Cairo's El-Geneina Theatre  
A Facebook group calls for solidarity with underground music
A protest in solidarity with alternative bands will be held outside Elsawy Culturewheel on Friday 9 November
VIDEO: Egypt's, Lebanon's sensations Maryam and Zeid to perform in Eid
Egyptian folkloric singer Maryam Saleh and Lebanese musician Zeid Hemdan to perform songs from their ongoing Arabic 'Trip Hop' project in El Sawy Culturewheel during Eid holiday
Turkish pianist on trial for insulting Islam
Top Turkish pianist and composer appears in court on Thursday to defend himself against charges of offending Muslims and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter

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Grammys give Whitney Houston a glittering salute
Whitney Houston was given a final sendoff by the Grammys on Thursday as Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and other stars shared their memories and performed in homage to the late singer
I do not fear the Islamists' rise to power: Head of Cairo Opera House
Ines Abdel Dayem, the head of the Cairo Opera House, dispelled fears regarding the Islamists' rise to power and its effect on the freedom of expression in a statement to MENA, 'Opera House is safe'

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