Upcoming concerts
Opera Makers Residency - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
July 10th-July 15th, 2023
Aix-en-Provence, France
Layale Chaker & Capella Amsterdam - "The Bow and the Reed", World Premiere
June 22nd-24th, 2023
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Layale Chaker & Capella Amsterdam - "The Bow and the Reed", World Premiere
June 25th, 2023
Morgenland Festival Osnabruck, Germany
Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Radio Afloat
April 24th, 2023
Holsclaw Hall, Unviversity of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Radio Afloat
April 23rd, 2023
Musical Instruments Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
(Preceded by 12:30 pm Open Masterclass)
Layale Chaker & Sarafand: Radio Afloat
April 22nd, 2023
Musical Instruments Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
(Preceded by 12:30 pm “A Conversation with Layale Chaker: Borders, Music, and Edward Said”)
"Ruinous Gods": Opera workshop and public work-in-progress
March 22nd-25th, 2023
National Opera Center, New York, US
Babylon Orchestra Berlin: "Hints on Memory" for solo violin and string orchestra and "Frah al Donniye" for solo violin and chamber ensemble
March 10th, 2023
Kuehlhaus Berlin, Germany
Babylon Orchestra Berlin: "Hints on Memory" for solo violin and string orchestra and "Frah al Donniye" for solo violin and chamber ensemble
March 8th, 2023
Canadia University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Earthquake Relief Concert for Syria and Turkey
February 19th, 2023
DROM, New York, US
Kinan Azmeh City Band - Guest appearance
January 26th, 2023
DROM, New York, US
Layale Chaker: Radio Afloat
with Phillip Golub (piano), Jake Charkey (cello), Sam Minaie (bass) and John Hadfield (percussion)
January 20th, 2023
The Owl Music Parlor, Brooklyn, New York, US
Anatomy of Titus, Fall of Rome : A Shakespeare Commentary
15th January 2023 (premiere) – 19th March, 2023
Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach
Krefeld, Germany
Kane Mathis, Layale Chaker, John Murchison and Shane Shanahan
December 14th, 2022
Barbes, Brooklyn, New York US,
Layale Chaker & ETHEL live at the MET
December 10th, 2022
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, US
Layale Chaker & ETHEL live at the MET
December 9th, 2022
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, US
Layale Chaker: Radio Afloat
Live at The Greene Space - WQXR with Phillip Golub (piano), Jake Charkey (cello), Sam Minaie (bass) and John Hadfield (percussion)
November 4th, 2022
The Greene Space - WQXR, New York, US
Voce dal Mondo Reale - Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Triennale Milano
November 1st, 2022
Milano, Italy
Remix:Culture : Tanfis
October 30th, 2022
Public Records, New York, US
Jad Atoui and Layale Chaker
October 14th, 2022
The Stone at the New School, New York, US
Layale Chaker in Trio with Mitch Towne and John Hadfield
July 27th, 2022
Lincoln Crossroads Festival
"The Bow and the Reed", for solo violin and a Capella choir (work-in-progress)
July 27th, 2022
Lincoln Crossroads Festival
Layale Chaker & Sarafand
May 22nd, 2022
Metaal Kathedraal
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Layale Chaker & Sarafand
May 21st, 2022
Péniche Anako
Paris, France
Layale Chaker & Sarafand at Classical:NEXT
May 18th, 2022
Classical:NEXT Festival - Schauspiel Hannover
Hannover, Germany
"Home Within" Spring Tour - With The Silkroad Ensemble
Santa Barbara, CA, March 31 @UCSB
Northridge, CA, April 2 @California State University
La Jolla, CA, April 3 @The Conrad
Stanford, CA April 6 @Bing Concert Hall
Bloomington, IN April 8 @Indiana University
West Lafayette, IN April 9 @Purdue University
Athens, OH, April 11 @Ohio University
"In the Presence of Absence - In Memoriam Edward Said" (World Premiere)
March 20th, 2022
Festival Les Detours de Babel
Grenoble, France
Ghalia's Miles - Zoukak Theater Company
February 1 - 2, 2022
La Comédie – CDN de Reims
Reims, France
Anatomy of Titus, Fall of Rome
January 28th, 2022 (Premiere)
Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach
Krefeld, Germany
Layale Chaker (violin), Tarek Yamani (piano), Makram Aboul Hosn (contrabass), Khaled Yassine (percussion)
December 29th, 2021
Beirut & Beyond Festival
Beirut, Lebanon
Layale Chaker & Sarafand at An Die Musik
December 4th, 2021
An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD
Layale Chaker & Sarafand at Dumbarton Oaks Museum
December 3rd, 2021
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
ETHEL Quartet & Layale Chaker - "Vigil" (avant-premiere)
Works by L. Chaker, Dorothy Lawson, Corin Lee, Ralph Farris and Kip Jones
November 22nd, 2021
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Composer-in-Residence, Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Research Library
September 20th - December 20th, 2021
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Layale Chaker & Sarafand at City of Asylum Music and Poetry Festival
September 12th, 2021
City of Asylum, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Layale Chaker & Kinan Azmeh at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
August 29th, 2021
Caramoor, Katonah, NY, US
Layale Chaker Trio featuring Phillip Golub & Jake Charkey at Saint-Gaudens Memorial
August 22nd, 2021
Claremont, New Hampshire, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand for Disco Tehran at The Sultan Room
August 6th, 2021
The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY, US
Layale Chaker Trio featuring Phillip Golub & Jake Charkey for Disco Tehran - Secret Concert
July 17th, 2021
Disco Tehran, Brooklyn, NY, US
"Dear Friends, as the pandemic leads our world to a halt, music in public takes a step back too. The majority of upcoming performances and public engagements have therefore been suspended until further notice.
Until then, stay safe, keep loving music, and see you on the other side, in what I hope is a more just, fair, and healthy world for all of us.
Love, Layale."
Previous events
23/01 - Alençon - Chapêlmêl
24/01 - Mayenne - Quai des flâneurs
25/01 - Saint-Nazaire - Sous Les Palmiers
26/01 - Clisson - La Petite Maison Utopique
28/01 - Île de Ré - Le Radeau de la Méduse
29/01 - Sarlat - L'Atelier Verre
30/01 - Toulouse - DAda
31/01 - Perpignan - Anthropo
01/02 - Marseille - Coco Velten
02/02 - Genève - Atelier de Philippe Lardy
Claire Chase, Ensemble Evolution
PAST PERFORMANCES
"Mkhammas" with the UN Chamber Music Society at Carnegie Hall
December 18th, 2019
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
November 21st, 2019
City of Asylum, Pittsburgh, PA, US
"Ghalia's Miles", with Zoukak Theatre Company
Nov 10 - Nov 18, 2019
Théâtre des 13 vents, Centre Dramatique National, Montpellier, France
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
October 31st, 2019
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NYC, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
October 9th, 2019
Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham, UK
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
October 5th, 2019
DROM, Manhattan, New York, US
"Mouhawala Oula", with Alexandre Paulikevitch (choreographer, dancer) at Festival La Merce
September 10th- September 18th, 2019
Barcelona, Spain
Guest Artist with Silkroad Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma - Right to Play Concert
August 20th, 2019
Beirut, Lebanon
Apple Hill Centre for Chamber Music Faculty Concert : Works for violin and clarinet duo by L. Chaker and K. Azmeh
August 13th, 2019
Apple Hill, NH, US
Apple Hill Centre for Chamber Music Faculty Residency
August 9th - August 18th, 2019
Apple Hill, NH, US
"Suite from "Inner Rhyme" for Solo Violin and String Ensemble - Opening Night of Lincoln Crossroads Festival
August 5th, 2019
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Residency with Ensemble Evolution and International Contemporary Ensemble
June 24th - July 13th, 2019
Banff Centre for the Arts and Culture, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Layale Chaker (violin) & Jake Charkey (cello) at St Gaudens Festival
June 30th, 2019
St Gaudens Historical Park Festival, New Hampshire, US
Album Recording with Babylon Orchestra
June 20-22nd, 2019
Berlin, Germany
Live with Babylon Orchestra : Mkhammas Suite for solo violin and orchestra
June 16th, 2019
Heimathafen Neukoeln, Berlin, Germany
Muhawala Oula : with Alexandre Paulikevitch (choreography, dance)
June 14th, 2019
Institut des Cultures d'Islam, Paris, France
Prix Diaphonique for Franco-British Commission : Layale Chaker & Notes Inegales featuring members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
June 9th, 2019
Past and Current streams", recipient of the Diaphonique 2018 Prize, premieres in London with works by Hildegarde von Bingen, Rameau, Lully, Purcell, Britten, Dowland, and a premiere by L. Chaker
Cite Internationale, Paris, France
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme", live at Soundcheck WNYC
June 4th, 2019
Soundcheck WNYC, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
May 19th, 2019
Roadmaps Festival, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York, US
Layale Chaker, Hannah Nicholas & Chicago Chamber Orchestra - Works by I. Weber, Stovanoyva, Koechlin, Ljova and L. Chaker
May 17th, 2019
Luther Memorial, Chicago, US
Prix Diaphonique for Franco-British Commission : Layale Chaker & Notes Inegales featuring members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
May 2nd, 2019
Past and Current streams", recipient of the Diaphonique 2018 Prize, premieres in London with works by Hildegarde von Bingen, Rameau, Lully, Purcell, Britten, Dowland, and a premiere by L. Chaker
Club Inegales, Euston, London, UK
Ghalia's Miles : with Zoukak Theatre Company
April 11th, 2019, 8 pm
April 12th, 2019, 8 pm.
Theatre Aufbau Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Ghalia's Miles : with Zoukak Theatre Company
April 4th, 2019, 7:30 pm
April 5th, 2019, 7:30 pm
April 6th, 2019, 9 pm
Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ghalia's Miles : with Zoukak Theatre Company
March 22nd, 2019 - 8 pm (Avant-premiere)
March 23rd, 2019 - 8:30 pm (Premiere)
March 24th, 2019 - 8:30 pm (Premiere)
March 25th, 2019- 8:30 pm (Premiere)
March 26th, 2019- 8:30 pm (Premiere)
March 27th, 2019 - Followed by a public talk (10 pm)
March 28th, 2019 - 8:30 pm
Zoukak Studio, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency in collaboration with Zoukak Theatre Company
February 3rd, 2019 - March 20th, 2019
Zoukak Studio, Beirut, Lebanon
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme", US album release concert
January 22nd, 2019
The Stone at the New School, New York, US
Iphigenia Point Blank : A Documentary Film Opera - APAP Showcase
January 4th, 2019
Martin Segal Theatre, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
December 12th, 2018
Spectrum, New York, US
Live at the Rubin Museum of Art : "Letter to a Future Visitor", in duet with Adam Maalouf
December 8th, 2018
Rubin Museum of Art, New York, US
Live at the London Jazz Festival : Layale Chaker & Sarafand - "Inner Rhyme" Album Release Concert
November 25th, 2018
Rich Mix, London, UK
Cine-Concert : "Sayat-Nova, The Color of Pommegrenates" (Sergei Parajanov) - Commission Orchestre Cosmophonie
Re-scoring by Layale Chaker, Live Projection and Performance by Layale Chaker and Orchestre Cosmophonie (direction: Yun-Kang Anh)
November 17th, 2018
Théâtre du Nord-Ouest,, Paris, France
Cine-Concert : "Sayat-Nova, The Color of Pommegrenates" (Sergei Parajanov) - Commission Orchestre Cosmophonie
Re-scoring by Layale Chaker, Live Projection and Performance by Layale Chaker and Orchestre Cosmophonie (direction: Yun-Kang Anh)
November 17th, 2018
Eglise de Saint-Merri,, Paris, France
Iphigenia Point Blank : A Documentary Film Opera
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 8:00pm
Friday, November 2, 2018 - 8:00pm
Saturday, November 3, 2018 - 8:00pm
Sunday, November 4, 2018 - 2:00pm
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 8:00pm
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 8:00pm
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 8:00pm
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 2:00pm
Thayer Theater, Hancher Performing Arts, Iowa City, US
Newlands Festival : Layale Chaker & Holland Baroque
September 21st, 2018
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Residency and performances with Alexis Paul (Organ) - Curated by Sahba Aminikia (Composition)
September 9th- September 15th, 2018
Sirkhane, Mardin, Turkey
Live at Rubin Museum : Duo Concert with Adam Maalouf
August 22nd, 2018
Rubin Museum, New York, USA
Organ and Violin Recital with Alexis Paul
July 29th, 2018
Le Cloitre des Dominicains, Haute-Alsace, France
Landesmusikakademie Niedersachsen Student and Faculty Concert
July 21st, 2018
Schloss Osnabrück, Osnabrück,, Germany
Masterclass and Teaching Residency : Landesmusikakademie Niedersachsen
July 15th - July 20th, 2018
Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Layale Chaker & Sarafand Ensemble : "Inner Rhyme" - Recording Session
July 5th - July 13th, 2018
The Rift, Brooklyn, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand Ensemble : "Inner Rhyme"
July 1st, 2018
The Palestine Museum, New Haven, Connecticut
Layale Chaker & Sarafand Ensemble : "Inner Rhyme"
June 28th, 2018
National Sawdust, New York, US
"Borderland : Rites of Passage" - Electroacoustic Sound Installation
June 1st-June 10th, 2018
David Josefowitz Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
Layale Chaker & Sarafand Ensemble : Preview to "Inner Rhyme"
May 25th, 2018
Marylebone Church, London, UK
Layale Chaker & Jad Salameh : Violin & Piano Recital
May 13th, 2018
Le Salon du Luxor, Paris, France
Creative Residency : with Alexis Paul & Belle Arche Lou
May 11th - May 15th, 2018
Le Château Éphémère, Carrières-sous-Poissy, France
Guest performance with Kinan Azmeh Quartet
April 24th, 2018
Cornelia Street, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Andreas Arnold : Palestine Museum US Opening and Inauguration Concert
April 22nd, 2018
Palestine Museum, Woodbridge, New Haven, US
Artist-In-Residence at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, in collaboration with the National Higher Conservatory of Music.
March 23rd- March 31st, 2018
Concert with faculty and students of the Lebanese American University and the National Higher Conservatory of Music :
March 27th, 2018 - Selina Korban Auditorium - Byblos, Lebanon
March 29th, 2018 - Gulbenkian Theatre - Beirut ,Lebanon
Premiere of "Confused Cherry Tree", commissioned by Wigmore Hall Resident Ensemble Ignite.
March 20th, 2018
Wigmore Hall, London, UK
Royal Albert Hall Verdi Series - Part of AWAN Festival 2018 - with Rhys Lovell, contrabass and Attab Haddad, oud
March 2nd, 2018
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Creative residency : "Sayat Nova, the Color of Pomegrenates - Sergei Parajanov" (Premiere in November 2018 with commissing orchestra Orchestre Cosmophonie)
Feb 11th-18th, 2018
Cité Internationale, Paris, France
Artist-In-Residence at University of Texas in El Paso
JAN 31st - Fev 3rd, 2018
End of Residency concert : Fev 2nd, 2018
El Paso, Texas, USA
Violin Concerto (Soloist/Composer - World Premiere - Commissioned by Falcon Arts GmbH)
with Bayreuther Philharmoniker conducted by Jakob Lehmann
THU, JAN 18, 2018 @ 8:30 PM
Al Ain Festival, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Chamber Music Recital - Contemporary works - Beirut Chants Festival with Kinan Azmeh, clarinet and Kyle Sanna, guitar
THU, DEC 21, 2017 @ 6 PM
St Elias Greek Catholic Cathedral, Beirut, Lebanon
Project "Ya Jarat el Wadi", with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh/Jerusalem in My Heart
DEC 11-18, 2017
Bustros Palace, Beirut, Lebanon
"Muhawala Oula", performance with choreographer/dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch
FRI, DEC 8, 2017 @ 8:00 PM
Université Paris V Descartes, Paris, France
Teaching residency : Academy Fellows at the Museum
NOV 27 - DEC 4
Royal Academy Museum, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : "Inner Rhyme"
TUE, NOV 20 @ 8:00 PM
Shapeshifter Lab, New York, US
Live at Spectrum : Concert with Jad Atoui (electronics), Davy Lazar (trumpet), Phillip Golub (piano)
SUN, NOV 19 @ 8:00 PM
Spectrum, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Christine Zayed : "Sadeem"
WED, NOV 1 @ 8:00 PM
Festival Villes des Musiques du Monde, Paris, France
West-Eastern Divan & Daniel Barenboim : Tschaikovsky, R. Strauss
FRI, OCT 27 @ 8:00 PM
Philharmonie de Paris - Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, , Paris, France
West-Eastern Divan & Daniel Barenboim : Tribute to Jacqueline Du Pré
THU, OCT 26 @ 8:00 PM
Southbank Centre - Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Teaching Residency - Fattoria Musica Osnabrueck
SUN, OCT 8 @ 7:00 PM — SUN, OCT 15 @ 7:00 PM
Morgenland Festival Academy, Osnabrueck, Germany
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : Inner Rhyme (US Debut)
SUN, OCT 1 @ 8:30 PM
Details TBA, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : Inner Rhyme (US Debut)
SAT, SEP 30 @ 7:00 PM
Details TBA, New York, US
Layale Chaker & Firas Barbar : Violin & Piano Recital, works by Debussy, Britten, Elgar and Schumann.
THU, SEP 14 @ 8:00 PM
Cité Internationale de Paris, Paris, France
Layale Chaker & Christine Zayed : "Sadeem" - Bucht Der Traumer Festival Residency
FRI, AUG 18 @ 7:00 PM — MON, AUG 21 @ 7:00 PM
Bucht Der Trauemer Festival, Frankfurt Oder, Germany
August 18th : Lecture & Workshop - "Permission to narrate : Music in times of censorship"
August 19th : Improvisation & Maqam Workshop
August 20th : Performance @ 8pm
Bethanien Haus Residency & Performance : Khyam Allami (Oud, Buzuq, Electronics), Layale Chaker (Geige), Christine Zayed (Qanun) Daniele Camarda (Bass Guitarre), Andrea Belfi (Schlagzeuge & Percussion )
SAT, AUG 12 — FRI, AUG 18
Bethanien Haus, Berlin, Germany
Shastra : World Premiere : Concerto for Tabla and percussion quartet
FRI, JUL 28 @ 8:00 PM
Paterson University, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Layale Chaker & Christine Zayed - "Sadeem"
TUE, JUN 27 @ 7:00 PM
Phonomuseum de Paris, 53 Boulevard de Rochechouart, 75019, Paris, France
Layale Chaker & Christine Zayed - "Sadeem"
TUE, JUN 20 @ 9:30 PM
l'Intermédiaire , Marseille, France
Layale Chaker & Sarafand featuring Michel Godard - Mkhammas - Morgenland Festival Osnabruck 2017
SAT, JUN 17 @ 8:30 PM
Lagerhalle - Morgenland Festival, Osnabrueck, Germany
Layale Chaker & Sarafand : Inner Rhyme - Brighton Fringe Festival 2017
FRI, JUN 2 @ 7:00 PM
Brighton Open Air Theatre, Brighton, UK
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Mozart
MON, MAY 1 @ 8:00 PM
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Mozart
SUN, APR 30 @ 8:00 PM
Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, Germany
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Strauss, Mozart
SAT, APR 29 @ 8:00 PM
Elphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Strauss, Mozart
FRI, APR 28 @ 7:00 PM
Konserthuset Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Strauss, Mozart
THU, APR 27 @ 7:00 PM
Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland
West-Eastern Divan Spring Tour : Strauss, Mozart
TUE, APR 25 @ 7:00 PM
Musikhuset Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Modern Muses : Concert series curated by violist Hannah Nicholas. Premiere of "Orison" for String Trio with members of New World Symphony
WED, APR 12 @ 8:30 PM
CIC Miami, Miami, Florida, US