Malek Jandali

What Malek Jandali makes

Topics classical music, symphony, composition, orchestral music, Arab music

Steinway artist Malek Jandali is “a uniquely gifted composer” (The Washington Post) and “a major new addition to the 21st century’s symphonic literature” (Fanfare magazine). His “deeply enigmatic” music (Gramophone) with “heart-rending melodies, lush orchestration, clever transitions and creative textures” (American Record Guide) spans a broad body of work that includes eight symphonies, seven concertos, four string quartets, and his upcoming full opera, The Square. His “inspiring and thought-provoking music further expand classical music” (NPR) and his large-scale orchestral works engage major philosophical themes that integrate Arabic maqams (modes) with persuasive craft and a marked seriousness of purpose that echo UNESCO’s call to preserve and protect the rich cultural heritage of his homeland Syria. Says Maestro Alsop, “Jandali belongs among the superb composer poets of our time—a meaningful voice of quite astonishing, almost unearthly beauty.”

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