Violin in Syria

This book is about the fascinating world of Violin in Syria and Middle-east. It is an attempt to explore the unique combination of Western Violin instrument and arabic music. When I began to write this book, I started to search for informations about violin performing and performers in Syria and other arabic countries. It was surprising for me that I could hardly find any written and comprehensive source on this subject. That’s why the following work is the result of personal interviews and my own knowledge of arabic music. As I had the honour to personally know the mentioned prominent personalities in this book, most of biographical information is based on original sources.