Yehia Khalil Ends His Artistic Season With Two Concerts

15 February 2024

As part of the diverse events organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Cairo Opera House presents two concerts for the pioneer of jazz music, Yehia Khalil. The concerts are held in Cairo and Alexandria: at the Small Hall on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at 8 p.m. and at Alexandria Opera House “Sayed Darwish Theatre” on Friday, 23 February 2024 at 8 p.m.
During the two concerts, Yehia Khalil will perform a distinctive artistic program that includes a collection of his compositions along with a number of works by internationally renowned jazz musicians and great Arab composers like Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Baligh Hamdi and Kamal Al Taweel.
Yehia Khalil has recently returned from his tour in the United States after participating in numerous concerts including the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum concert in which he was accompanied by the National Arab Orchestra conducted by Maestro Michael Ibrahim.
Yehia Khalil is widely regarded as the pioneer of the jazz movement in Egypt. He succeeded in creating a unique blend of jazz and oriental music that has earned him international recognition. Due to his remarkable achievements, Khalil became permanent guest at the most important international jazz festivals in Europe, Africa and the United States of America. He also has an intense concert activity worldwide performing in many countries like: Italy, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, Austria, Greece, Russia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and others.
Capturing the imagination of Egyptian youth, he has a huge and growing fan base that attends his regular concerts and consumes his music with passion. Yehia Khalil succeeded in shaping the entire Egyptian musical scene and has been creating game- changing music for the past four decades. He continues to re-define jazz, blending world trends with Egyptian music.