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Art Alert: Renowned pianist Ramzi Yassa to perform with Cairo Symphony Orchestra
On Saturday 1 June, Egyptian internationally-renowned pianist Ramzi Yassa will perform with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr
Famed French composer Dutilleux dies aged 97
France's Henri Dutilleux, the leading composers of the 20th century died on Wednesday 22 May, family reports
Manasterly Palace hosts Polish piano maestro
On Sunday, 19 May, Polish pianist Mariola Cieniawa gave a recital in Cairo, performing works by Mompou, Granadas, Albeniz, Paderewski and Szymanowski at the Manasterly Palace
Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who has been using his artwork to draw attention to injustices in China, turns to music to mock state power
Art Alert: Goethe hosts talks on cultural policy in times of change
Cairo's Goethe Institute hosts a series of talks, starting 29 May, on culture policy and strategies in times of political and social change
Art Alert: Exhibition explores interplay of cinema with audience imagination
Film and video art exhibition held at Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo in collaboration with London's Tate Modern explores complex relationships between moving images and perception
Art Alert: Aida opens at Cairo Opera House
Opera Aida by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi will be performed at the Cairo Opera House during four evenings in May
African film enjoys rare Cannes outing
Cinema industries across Africa have suffered from lack of investment, audiences turning to alternative forms of entertainment, shortages of homegrown movies and lack of government support
Visual Art
Czech artist brings Kafka’s humour to Cairo
Award-winning Czech cartoonist Jiri Sliva showcases his witty artwork at Cairo’s Arthropologie Gallery, sponsored by Czech Republic embassy to commemorate writer Franz Kafka
Art Alert: Exhibition explores interplay of cinema with audience imagination
The Art of Travel: Journey around downtown Cairo
Art Alert: Two solo exhibitions at sister galleries Al Masar and Art Lounge
Art Alert: AUC exhibition opens Thursday
Art Alert: Syrian artist explores Arab Spring's 'veiled reality'
Egypt's Caravan festival employs art to promote interfaith dialogue
Young faces enliven Kuwait's faded art scene
The contemporary art scene in Kuwait, often overshadowed by other Gulf countries, most notably the UAE, is currently booming, as artists tackle taboos and create groundbreaking work
The Art of Travel: Journey around downtown Cairo
In multi-part installation ‘Journey Around My Living Room,’ held at the Mashrabia Gallery until 4 June, contemporary artist Hala Elkoussy take viewers on a visual tour of the corners and colours that make up downtown Cairo
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Egypt's Caravan festival employs art to promote interfaith dialogue
Ninety painted donkeys – symbols of peace – greeted visitors to Cairo's St. John's Church on Thursday, marking the launch of weeklong arts festival devoted to religious tolerance
Cairo exhibition brings Gandhi to the Egyptian revolution
Until 9 May, El-Sawy Culturewheel presents an exhibition of posters that link Tahrir Square's revolutionary events and Mahatma Gandhi
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Artist draws on symbolism of the sacred and Egypt's strength
At the Art Talks gallery, Alexandrian artist Guirguis Lotfi makes the audience ponder Egypt's current situation by juxtaposing it against the country's rich heritage in colourful, contemporary iconography
Stage & Street
Mapping Cairo's initiatives to foster collaboration
Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform (CUIP) invites initiatives across the huge capital to use their database, map and calendar to increase collaboration and ensure no one must reinvent the wheel
Culture Events: Picks for the Weekend
Ahram Online's arts and culture team select the most interesting culture events this weekend in Cairo and Alexandria, Thursday through Sunday (23-26 May)
Egypt's new culture minister accuses rival of defamation
Newly-appointed culture minister accuses head of Egypt's Arts Academy of defamation after latter alleges illicit liaison between minister and university student
Music
Two in one: Musical performances reveal talents of the young
Between 12 and 14 May, the American University in Cairo performed one-act opera The Telephone and highlights from Les Miserables bringing to light the remarkable singing and acting potentials of the Egyptian youth
French singer Georges Moustaki dies at 79
French singer and composer Georges Moustaki, whose romantic ballads including the 1958 hit "Milord" won him global fame, died on Thursday at the age of 79, his entourage said
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A Romantic Journey with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Symphony conducted by Hisham Gabr with cello soloist Ayman El-Hanbouly, took the Cairo and Alexandria audience on a journey through Romantic Europe with works from Rossini, Saint-Saëns and Sibelius
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