The Palestinian oud player Nizar Rohana gives a lecture exploring the enduring relevance of the oud, a central instrument in Arab music, and its evolving role in today’s scene. Through listening examples and discussion, the oud’s adaptability will be examined, and how contemporary musicians in the Arab world and beyond are incorporating it into diverse musical genres.
Nizar Rohana is an acclaimed oud player renowned for blending virtuosity and preservation of the oud’s traditional sound with contemporary compositions. On the Gaudeamus Saturday Night of this year, Rohana will play a concert with Iranian oud player Yasamin Shahhosseini. Earlier he made a podcast on temporal aspects of oud music for our podcast series Curious Ears.