Claude Chalhoub
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Claude Chalhoub Born in Beirut
in 1974, he began studying the violin at the age of eight and initially played Arabic music. He was awarded a prestigious Queen Elizabeth
scholarship by London
’s Royal College of Music, chosen to be concertmaster in Daniel Barenboimís «West-Eastern Divanî, Chalhoub is equally versed in Arab Folk Music which he frequently performs.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
in 1974, he began studying the violin at the age of eight and initially played Arabic music. He was awarded a prestigious Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
-Queens regnant:* Elizabeth I of England , last Tudor monarch over England, reigned 1558–1603* Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, reigned since 1952-Queens consort, dowager and mother:...
scholarship by London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
’s Royal College of Music, chosen to be concertmaster in Daniel Barenboimís «West-Eastern Divanî, Chalhoub is equally versed in Arab Folk Music which he frequently performs.