At age 20, flutist Maron Khoury became the youngest musician to join the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Much in demand as a soloist, he has made music with the Aspen Festival. Many notable conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach and Daniel Barenboim. He is joined by pianist Nabeel Hayek, the 2025 winner of the Valencia-Iturbi International Piano Competition and a 2024 finalist in the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition. He has appeared as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and made music at the Aspen Festival.
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This concert is made possible, in part, with a generous gift from D’Errico Jewelry of Scarsdale.
At age 20, virtuoso flutist Maron Khoury became the youngest musician to join the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Born in the village of Tarshiha, Galilee, to a musical family, Khoury started playing the flute at the age of 11. Three years later, he was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia to study with renowned flutist Jeffrey Khaner. Prior to his enrollment at Curtis, Khoury studied with Eyal Ein-Habar and Uri Shoham (Israel Philharmonic), Sara Andon (Idyllwild Arts Academy), and David Shostak (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.) Khoury is a recipient of several grants from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Charles M. Kanev Memorial Fellowship. In addition, he is a winner of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship and the Schoen Fellowship Grant in honor of Charlotte White. He performed under many notable conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach, and Daniel Barenboim. Khoury has performed numerous concerts and recitals throughout the U.S. and Europe and has a long list of invitations to lead workshops. He has performed with The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under the direction of the renown conductor Daniel Barenboim. He has also participated in the New York Mostly Mozart festival, The Lake Tahoe summer festival, and has performed as soloist with iPalpiti Festival among others.
Nabeel Hayek (Nazareth 2001) holds a bachelor’s degree from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, where he studied with Arie Vardi and Asaf Zohar, and a master’s degree from the Juilliard School with Julian Martin. Since 2017, Hayek has been mentored by Murray Perahia. Currently continues his studies to earn a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Juilliard. Nabeel is an active chamber musician and collaborative pianist with extensive experience and continues to expand his repertoire as a soloist with a passion for contemporary and 20th-century music. Hayek has given recitals in Europe, Asia and North America, and has performed for the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society and the Israel Philharmonic.
Recently, Nabeel won the 23 rd edition of the Valencia-Iturbi International Piano Competition. He was a quarterfinalist at the 2024 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition in Salt Lake City.
As a soloist, Nabeel has appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra – Rishon Lezion, and the Galilee Chamber Orchestra. He has participated in prestigious festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival, the Lieven Piano Foundation in Vienna, and the Arthur Rubinstein international Piano Society.
In addition to his solo career, Nabeel is an active and passionate chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and educator. As a Christian Arab citizen of Israel, he strives to bridge the gap between his community and the world of classical music. His artistic journey is driven by a constant exploration of new ideas, with a particular focus on 20th- century and contemporary works.