Kinan Azmeh

Kinan Azmeh
Kinan Azmeh in 2020
Kinan Azmeh in 2020
Background information
Born(1976-06-10)June 10, 1976
Damascus, Syria
OriginSyria
GenresContemporary classical, Jazz, World music
Occupation(s)musician, composer
InstrumentClarinet
LabelsDreyer Gaido
Member ofHewar Ensemble
Websitewww.kinanazmeh.com

Kinan Azmeh (Arabic: كنان العظمة, romanizedKinān Azme, born June 10, 1976, in Damascus), is a Syrian clarinet player and composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. Performing with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, or the Syrian Symphony Orchestra, he has played as a soloist of classical works as well as of contemporary compositions.