Two projects gathered the two Lebanese composers Nabil Jaafar and Wajdi Abou Diab.

Two pieces for piano, composed by Nabil Jaafar during his studies at the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, were orchestrated for Orchestra by Wajdi Abou Diab.

The first piece, called “Dabkeh”, after being orchestrated by Wajdi Abou Diab, was performed by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by maestro Manfred Massaeur in January 2017 in Saint Joseph church, Monot, Beirut.

The second piece is a variation on the famous Arabic tune “Bent Al Shalabiya”, and was performed on 16-2-2018 by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by maestro Harout Fazlian