Rizk, Bassem

Classical Oriental | Lebanon

Bassem Risk was 4 years old when he started playing the oud. He joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Beirut in 1995 and carried out for 4 years an analysis and research on Jamil and Munir Bachir’s Iraqi music. He won the third award from the International Oud Competition organized by the Arabic association for Music and Unesco.
Bassem Rizk’s first solo oud album features improvisations, original compositions and some virtuoso performances that reflect the talent of this multi-prize winner.