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Leipzig Oud Festival

Technical Expertise / Sound · 2025

I provided technical direction for a festival of oud masterclasses, collaborative music-making and live performance in Leipzig.

Official Leipzig Oud Festival 2025 artwork

The first Leipzig Oud Festival brought musicians together through masterclasses, rehearsals, open jams and concerts. Its programme connected different approaches to the oud, culminating in a performance at Peterskirche with solo, ensemble and orchestral arrangements alongside video art.

I worked as technical director, with Forte E.V. as organiser and Umerigu as host.

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Musicians at a Leipzig Oud Festival masterclass
Masterclass · Photo: Ehab Assadi
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Oud musicians during the festival residency
Festival residency · Photo: Ehab Assadi
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Leipzig Oud Festival closing concert at Peterskirche
Closing concert, Peterskirche · Photo: Ehab Assadi
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Ensemble performance at the Leipzig Oud Festival
Closing concert · Photo: Ehab Assadi

Programme

18 November · Meet & Greet — Dada Art Bar
19 November · Open Jam — Makan
21 November · Alaa Zouiten Trio: Aficionado – Flamenco Moro — SaHar Restaurant & Bar
22 November · Closing concert — Peterskirche

Artists & team

Masterclasses: Alaa Zouiten and Mohannad Nasser (oud); Alaa Salah Eddine (percussion).
Closing concert: Mohannad Nasser, Alaa Salah Eddine, Yara Abou Fakher (violin), Neam Tarek (harp, curation and moderation), Humam Nabuti (guitar), Soubhi Shami (video art), and masterclass participants.
Graphic design: Nawar Alhusari. Photography: Ehab Assadi.