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Maan Hamadeh

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Maan Hamadeh
Birth nameMaan M. Hamade
Also known asThePianoMaan
OccupationPianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.maanhamadeh.com

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]

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

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  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.