About Ibrahim Maalouf

Born in war-torn Lebanon and raised in France, Ibrahim Maalouf attended the Conservatoire de Paris and earned a reputation as one of the modern era’s most promising young classical trumpeters with wins at a string of prestigious international competitions. Unsatisfied with the strictures of classical music, Maalouf began using his quarter tone trumpet to craft an innovative, cross-cultural sound, one that would eventually establish him as a household name in France, where he’s been dubbed a Knight of the National Order of Merit and a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Praised as a “virtuoso” by The New York Times, Maalouf has to date released sixteen critically acclaimed albums and performed in more than 40 countries; sold out arenas from Paris to Istanbul; been invited into the inner circle of legendary producer/composer Quincy Jones; raised millions for charitable causes; and collaborated with everyone from Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste to Josh Groban and Sting to A$AP Rocky and Angelique Kidjo.

In the last few years alone, Maalouf, has earned back-to-back GRAMMY nominations, composed the score for legendary French director Claude Lelouche’s latest film, served on juries at Cannes and the Deauville American Film Festival, performed at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and Jacob Collier, and played for an audience of six million in front of the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day.