Al Bustan Festival

Tuesday 24 February 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Opening Night
Two Families, One Voice
عائلتان، صوت واحد

Trio Khalife
Marcel KhalifeOud
Rami KhalifePiano
Sary KhalifeCello
Guest Stars
Charbel RouhanaOud
Nadim RouhanaAccordion

Wednesday 25 February 2026 at 8:30 PM

Two Families, One Voice
عائلتان، صوت واحد

Trio Khalife
Marcel KhalifeOud
Rami KhalifePiano
Sary KhalifeCello
Guest Stars
Charbel RouhanaOud
Nadim RouhanaAccordion

Friday 27 February 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Double Treble

Hayoung ChoiCello
SongHa ChoiViolin
Yerevan Youth Orchestra
Sergey SmbatyanConductor

Sunday 1 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

A Family Affair: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN BEIRUT
WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF BEIRUT, THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN LEBANON AND THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN BEIRUT
Sir Bryn TerfelGianni Schicchi
Laura FortinoLauretta
Bechara MoufarrejRinuccio
Bella AmaryanZita
Sanlin Wang Gherardo
Maria ZapataNella
Gianpiero delle GrazieBetto
Alessandro AbisSimone
Gabriel AlonsoMarco
Forooz RazaviCiesca
Fady JeanbartMaestro Spinelloccio/Messer Amantio Notaio
Ibrahim AtallahPinellino
Rami ZgheibGuccio,
Rona MradGherardino
Yerevan Youth Orchestra
Gianluca MarcianòConductor

Friday 6 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
SAINT-JOSEPH JESUIT CHURCH, MONOT

A Mother’s Prayer
Dvořák’s Sacred Masterpiece

Maria ZapataSoprano
Bella AmaryanMezzo-soprano
Sanlin Wang Tenor
Alessandro AbisBass
Notre Dame University Choir
Father Khalil RahmeChoirmaster
Yerevan Youth Orchestra
Gianluca MarcianòConductor

Saturday 7 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Family, Strings and Pop

The Ayoub SistersArabic / Classical Duo
Sarah AyoubCello
Laura AyoubViolin
Lebanese String Orchestra
Gianluca MarcianòConductor

Monday 9 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Trio Hèrmes

THE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN BEIRUT AND THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF BEIRUT FOR AL BUSTAN FESTIVAL
Ginevra BassettiViolin
Francesca GiglioCello
Greta Maria LobefaroPiano

Beethoven, "Archduke" Trio, Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97
Brahms, The Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101

Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Makedonissimo:
Family and Friends in Concert

Simon Trpčeski,Piano
Hidan MamudovClarinet, saxophone
Aleksandar KrapovskiViolin
Aleksandar DimitrovCello
Vlatko NushevPercussion

Thursday 12 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Trio Moreau: Schubert en Famille

Jérémie MoreauPiano
Edgar MoreauCello
David MoreauViolin

Sunday 15 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
ASSEMBLY HALL, AUB

Strings Attached

Geniušas Duo
Lukas GeniušasPiano
Anna GeniushenePiano

Monday 16 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
SAINT-ELIE CHURCH, KANTARI

Julien-Laferrière Au Carré

Victor Julien-LaferrièreCello
Alice Julien-LaferrièreViolin

Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

The Tango Family

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN BEIRUT AND THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF BEIRUT
Gloria CampanerPiano
Alessandro CarbonareClarinet
Mario Stefano PietrodarchiBandoneon
Chiara BenatiBallerina
Andrea VighiBallerino

Friday 20 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Jazz and Family
Brothers in Sync

Julian JosephPiano
James JosephPercussion
Khachatur SavzyanBass

Sunday 22 March 2026 at 8:30 PM
Emile Bustani Auditorium

Grand Finale Jahida Wehbe: The Poets Family
جاهدة وهبه: أهل القصيد

Jahida Wehbe and her ensemble
André Hajj Conductor