Claude Chalhoub

Claude Chalhoub, born in Lebanon, attended the Lebanese Conservatoire before entering the Royal College of Music in London as winner of the prestigious Queen Mother Scholarship award. Fluent in classical music Claude has served as concertmaster of maestro Barenboim's 'West-Eastern Divan' Orchestra. He also performed the classical repertoire for violin with the London Symphony Orchestra, Halle Symphony Orchestra performing "Korngold violin concerto" and with the Holland Symphony Orchestra at the Concertgebouw with the National Dutch Ballet. He also appeared as a soloist at several international festivals, including the Byblos Festival, Al Bustan Festival and Beethovenfest. CD Releases His debut release on Teldec Classics International is the result of an exclusive recording contract and produced by Michael Brook who has overseen numerous crossover efforts like the RealWorld releases. Diwan is the second album produced by Herzog records, in collaboration with the Gewandhaus Orchester of Leipzig. The album offers original compositions for violin solo and orchestra. Marionettes Dance a DVD produced in 2015 displays his latest work to date. Filmography Claude Chalhoub's versatility is well-known as he undertakes several roles in the composition process; as a composer, producer, score producer, instrumental soloist as well as orchestrator. Several of Claude Chalhoub's compositions have been used in film productions, among which the most well-known are "Persona non grata" by Oliver Stone (2003), "Yes" by Sally Potter (2004) and "Into the Wild" by Sean Penn (2007). "Koran by heart" by Greg Barker (2011). He also frequently contributes as an instrumental soloist in film productions such as "India: Kingdom of the Tiger" by Bruce Neibaur (2002), "Caramel" by Nadine Labaki (2007) and "Where do we go now?" by Nadine Labaki (2011). Albums Apart from his contributions to the film industry, Chalhoub is also well-known to compose and arrange albums of other artists. In 2013 he produced and arranged the album "Nour men Nour" by Lebanese soprano Majida El Roumi. Film biography A film biography on Claude's life and career by director Boris Penth distributed internationally by EuroArts has been broad casted over the world on WDR, 3Sat, ABC1 Australia, Latin America, etc.