Renowned Egyptian musician Omar Khairat and his orchestra conducted by Naayer Nagui will conclude a concert at the 31st Citadel Festival for Music and Singing on Thursday, September 7.
The concert will begin at 08:00 PM and feature Khairat presenting a wide range of musical compositions, including: “Mafia”, “Al-Liqaa Al-Thani”, “Ghawayesh”, “Eadam Mayet”, “Dameer Abla Hekmat”, and “100 Years of Cinema”.
Born in Cairo, Khairat joined the Cairo Conservatoire in 1959, studied piano with Italian Maestro Vincenzo Carro, and followed correspondence courses in music theory and composition with Trinity College in England.
Throughout his outstanding career, he has composed musical scores for numerous films and television series, including "The Sixth Day" (1984), "The Terrorist" (1993), "Mafia" (2002), "Girl’s Love" (2003), "The Embassy is in the Building" (2005), and "Deer’s Blood" (2006).
He also rearranged some works of the great composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab like "Wahabiat 1 and 2" in addition to songs of Um Kulthoum which achieved great success due to his achievement of developing his signature style of composing.
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