Nesma Abdel Aziz at Alexandria Opera House

04 December 2024

The Cairo Opera House, under the supervision of Dr. Lamiaa Zayed, holds a concert by the famous Egyptian marimbist, Nesma Abdel Aziz, at the Alexandria Opera House “Sayed Darwish Theatre” on Friday, 6 December 2024 at 8 p.m.
The concert’s program features a wide selection of famous Arab and Western music pieces adapted for the marimba.
Nesma Abdel Aziz started her musical studies at the age of 12 and obtained her B.A. from the Cairo Conservatoire with honors in 1997. In 2014, she got her PhD in Arts.
Nesma Abdel Aziz’s Group was established in 2000 and aims to present a new type of music which combines classical music, modern music, jazz, and international music in addition to Arab music with and thus creates a new musical pattern that depends on mixing between Western and Arab instruments and to present it in a contemporary context that is compatible with marimba and percussion.
Audiences and critics call her "Princess of Percussion" due to her extraordinary talent as a percussionist.