Flute videos

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasie No. 1 recorded during lockdown.

Wissam Boustany performs Georges Bizet's CARMEN FANTASY at a Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences concert with with Quatuor Musique del Tempo. The concert took place on March 2, 2016, in Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Brothers, Beirut, Lebanon.

How an improvised music on piano became a score for flute and string trio... Documentary on the world premiere recording of Sam Marzbani's UN JOUR INFINI for flute and string trio interpreted by Wissam Boustany and members of the Brodsky Quartet. Recorded at Air Studios in London early February 2013 by Arne Akselberg. Produced by Christopher Alder.

Wissam Boustany and Aleksander Szram perform Frank Martin's BALLADE for flute and piano. This performance took place at the Adams International Flute Festival in Ittervoort, Holland.

Thanks to the wonderful Arashi, whom I just met on the internet, we have been able to track down my COMPLETE solo in the first performance of "Il Viaggio a Rheims", recorded with Samuel Ramey, under Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in 1984.

Wissam Boustany performs Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto in E minor BWV 1059/35, at Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences concert with Quatuor Musique del Tempo, Wednesday March 2, 2016, in Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Brothers, Beirut.

This was from one of my solo livestream concerts from home during lockdown. I had just lost my beloved mom and not been able to play at her funeral. It was improvised on a jam track from Alfred Potter’s website, titled "The Modal Jam Track Challenge".

I will spend the rest of my life saying goodbye to you, mom

This was our first recital after lockdown; it took place at St Stephen's Church, in London. The Sonata by Joseph Jongen has been one of our favourites….an absolute masterpiece.

Wissam performs with Tatiana Primak Khoury in Cesar Franck's Sonata. The concert took place at Balamand University in 2001.

A little video I made quite a few years back, talking about articuation.

I decided to share my views on the very personal subject of ‘warming up’ in an introduction and short improvisation, all filmed in one take and unscripted, detailing why I think that IMPROVISATION is the best way to warm-up and raising some of the fundamental principles involved.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasie No. 2 recorded during lockdown.

Performance of my piece ‘Broken Child’ with Tatiana Primak Khoury for Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences in Beirut, Lebanon. I wrote the piece in response to the Israeli brutality in besieged Gaza.

A special moment from Wissam Boustany's performance with the wonderful late Claude Bolling and his colleagues Pierre Maingourd (bass) and Vincent Cordelette (drums), at the International Wimbledon Music Festival in 2011.

Performing my piece ‘Future Blossom’ at the Grolloo Flute Sessions…I wrote this piece to honour the flute-maker, Eva Kingma, the year she was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Flute Association Convention in the USA.

Performance of my piece ‘And The Wind Whispered’ from home. The piece depicts the wind flying across our planet, oblivious to human division and man-made borders.

With Mali Llywelyn (harp), performing Nino Rota’s Sonata for flute and harp, at the charming Sands Films Music Room

Franz Benda (1709-1786), Flute Concerto in E minor: I- Allegro con brio for Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences in Beirut.

Performing the first movement of Franz Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione Sonata’ with Tatiana Primak Khoury for Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences, in Beirut.

An improvisation encore after playing in Worleston Chamber Concert.

Franz Benda (1709-1786), Flute Concerto in E minor: III- Presto, for Selecteum des Arts et des Sciences in Beirut.

conducting videos

18th February 2022

World première performance of Houtaf Khoury's OUT OF THE VOID in St Joseph Church in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra

Oct 27, 2021

Wissam Boustany performs Mozart’s Concerto in G at the Concert For Afghanistan, a live + livestream classical concert at St James's Church, Piccadilly, in London hosted by John Suchet.

18th February 2022, Wissam Boustany - Flute/Conductor

Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra

Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra

In April 2015 Wissam Boustany gave his third residency at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne, Australia. Wissam was invited to conduct a performance of Poulenc's masterpiece "Aubade", his concerto for piano and 18 instruments, originally conceived as a choreographed work. This week proved to be a profound experience for Wissam and the concert turned out to be his 'unofficial debut' as a conductor, after which he resolved to develop his conducting.

Laurence Matheson - piano

Wissam Boustany - conductor

Australian National Academy of Music

Wissam talks about the Beacon of Hope tour of the Pro Youth Philharmonia, in January 2019. It took the orchestra to Canterbury, Birmingham and London. Conductor Wissam Boustany talks about the tour’s achievements.

In April 2016 flutist Wissam Boustany took part in his first conducting masterclass, which took place in Le Touquet, France, under the wonderful guidance of Maestro George Pehlivanian. This video marks the beginning of a new phase on Wissam's musical journey, documenting his first steps in rehearsal with the talented orchestra of Conservatoire de Lille, as well as their public performance of Anton Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 'New World Symphony (slow movement)

In April 2018, the Pro Youth Philharmonia was born.

PYP met for the first time on 9th April 2018 for four days of rehearsals and gave three concerts in Cadogan Hall (London), Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford) and Victoria Hall (Stoke-on-Trent). In this video by Tarik Halil, we see PYP rehearsing and some excerpts of their inaugural concert in Cadogan Hall. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Wissam Boustany, talks briefly about the orchestra and its "Method Called Love", which lies at the heart of its ethos. Excerpts:

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

MacMillan: Confession of Isobel Gowdie

In this video Wissam Boustany talks about the Pro Youth Philharmonia (PYP) and its Method Called Love.

Many thanks to Michael Hamilton for producing this video during our final rehearsal at Victoria Hall, in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Pro Youth Philharmonia at Colyer-Fergusson Hall in Canterbury, 25th January 2019.

Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mov. 4

Pro Youth Philharmonia

Wissam Boustany, conductor

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