Kinan Azmeh | |
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Background information | |
Born | Damascus, Syria | June 10, 1976
Origin | Syria |
Genres | Contemporary classical, Jazz, World music |
Occupation(s) | musician, composer |
Instrument | Clarinet |
Labels | Dreyer Gaido |
Member of | Hewar Ensemble |
Website | www |
Kinan Azmeh (Arabic: كنان العظمة, romanized: Kinān 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.