Rabih Abou-Khalil Group
Rabih Abou-Khalil is a boundary-crosser between the worlds of traditional Arabic music, European classical music, and open jazz. Like a wanderer between cultures, the Oud virtuoso and composer, born in Lebanon and now living in France after a long stay in Germany, combines Arabic, European, and American music into a highly intelligent mélange, far removed from any World Music trends. Unbiased, with a keen mind, high playing and compositional competence, and a good dose of humor, he succeeds in an extraordinary way to blend the often contrary worlds together. He has also gathered great names from the world of jazz such as Charlie Mariano, Kenny Wheeler, or Joachim Kühn around him, as well as classics: the Ensemble Modern, the Balanescu Quartet, the Kronos Quartet, or the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His work is so successful that he was awarded the Jazz Award five times in one year; in 2002, he received a certificate of honor for the German Record Critics' Prize for his life’s work. His complex compositions unite Arabic meters and scales as well as pronounced improvisations. The result is fresh music, fascinatingly complex, captivatingly virtuosic, and highly sensual.
Venue: Theater Rüsselsheim, Großes Haus | Duration: no intermission or including intermission
Admission: 26.10 Euro to 42.60 Euro
The following discounts are available:
25% discount for students, trainees, students, individuals in FSJ or BfD, persons with a proof of entitlement, and JuLeiCa & volunteer card holders.
50% discount for individuals with severe disabilities from 80% GDB and a free ticket for the accompanying person with the reference "B" in the ID.
75% discount for individuals with a Rüsselsheim Pass.
Free ticket for students of the Hochschule RheinMain (three days before the event)
For more information, such as discounts at the box office for students, trainees, individuals in FSJ or BfD & persons with a Rüsselsheim Pass, please see "Discounts & Reductions." These discounts are only available at the box office.
Organizer: Theater Rüsselsheim
Photo: Bremme & Hohensee
Admission: from 6:30 PM