Syrian guitarist comes to Campbeltown
Kintyre Music Club will welcome an internationally renowned Syrian classical guitarist to its next concert.
Ayman Jarjour, born in Damascus but now living in Scotland, has performed in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, Africa and the Far East.
He gave the world premiere of Olympus (concerto for guitar and orchestra) by Evis Sammoutis and the Syrian premiere of Rodrigo's two masterpieces Concierto de Aranjuez with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra and Concierto Andaluz with the Syrian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ayman's international performances include concerts in London, Edinburgh, Brussels, Beirut, Amman, Madrid, Manchester, Bonn, Tunis, Khartoum, Valletta, Basel, Cairo, Alexandria, Istanbul, Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Los Angeles and Taipei, the last attended by the Taiwanese president. He has appeared on many TV channels in interviews and concert broadcasts.
In New York, he gave a concert to a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall as winner of Artists International's Special Presentation Award. His highly acclaimed studio recording of the programme is available on CD.
Ayman holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School in New York and a Bachelor's degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. He served on the faculty of the
High Institute of Music in Damascus, Syria, and has lived and taught in the UK, Spain, Sudan, Belgium and the US.
His work includes performing, teaching, recording and fundraising for charities.
Ayman's repertoire includes works with Spanish, Latin American, classical, Middle Eastern and modern flavours. He plays an instrument made by Egyptian luthier Jean-Paul Haggar.
Ayman Jarjour's concert is being held next Friday, January 24, at 7.30pm in Lorne and Lowland Church hall.
Tickets for the concert are £10, payable at the door, with free entry for students and children.