Ahmed Achour
Ahmed Achour(أحمد عاشور) (born 6 February 1945 in Hammam Lif) is a Tunisian composer and conductor, one of the country's most eminent. He led the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 2010 and taught at the Higher Institute of Music in Tunis.
Biography
After studying law, Ahmed Achour studied music and violin at the Tunis Conservatory of Music in Tunis in 1967 where he obtained the diploma of Arabic music and the Presidential Award for violin.[1] He continued his musical studies at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, where he received degrees in several specialties: harmony, counterpoint, conducting and orchestral writing.[1]
When he returned to Tunis in 1971, he joined the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra as first violin.[1] In 1979,[2] he became responsible for directing and administering and over the years worked with many international musicians.[3] He then assumed the direction of the National Conservatory of Music in Tunis and the International Festival of Popular Arts.
Achour has presented numerous concerts with symphony orchestras in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Paris, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Rabat, Algiers and produced operas by Carl Maria von Weber, Abu Hassan, in Sofia (Bulgaria).
He won the National Music Prize in 2005.
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References
- 1 2 3 Chelbi, Mustapha (1985). Musique et société en Tunisie. Editions Salammbô. p. 143. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Fédération nationale des industries et commerces de la musique (France) (1979). Musique et instruments. Horizons de France. p. 15. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Český hudební fond. Hudební informační středisko (1 January 1985). Music news from Prague. Music Information Centre, Czech Music Foundation. Retrieved 24 April 2012.