Maan Hamadeh is a Lebanese pianist.[1] He lives in Dubai and has played at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport.[2] His musicianship had been mentioned in mainstream media.[3][4]

Maan Hamadeh
Birth nameMaan M. Hamade
Also known asThePianoMaan
Occupation(s)Pianist
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.maanhamadeh.com

His YouTube video, "Für Elise in Different Tastes", gained over 17 million views in two months and more than 50 million before April 2020.[5] His first full-evening live concert was in Samqaniyeh el Chouf, Lebanon.[6] As a part of Play Me project, Hamadeh was invited to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport on 1 October 2015 to celebrate International Music Day.[7] He played at Dubai's first pop-up piano.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Viral Musician". one8one.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Pianist serenades air travellers at Prague Airport". telegraph.co.uk. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ Talented Pianist Performs Beethoven’s ’Für Elise’ in Multiple Styles at Airport in Prague, Huffpost Arts&Culture (print), 20 August 2014
  4. ^ "Talented Pianist Performs Beethoven's 'Für Elise' In Multiple Styles At Airport In Prague". Huffpost Arts&Culture huffingtonpost.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Füre Elise in Different Tastes - Maan Hamadeh". youtube.com/MaanHamadeh channel. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "The Piano Maan voyage, au fil des notes, d'aéroport en (aéro)port". lorientlejour.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Budapest Airport celebrated International Music Day in style". bud.hu. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Play me, I'm yours: UAE gets its first pop-up piano community gig". thenational.ae. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.