Toufic Maatouk

Toufic Maatouk, is one of the most compelling conductors of his generation. In the 2012 season, Maatouk began his tenure as Artistic Director of Beirut Chants Festival in Lebanon. He is also Guest Conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra since 2013 and Guest Conductor of the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra Orchestra since 2017. Maatouk was appointed Artistic Director and Choir Master of the Antonine University Choir, in August 2005 and Head of the vocal department in the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music since October 2015. He holds a PhD in Musicology from the Istituto Pontificio di Musica sacra (PIMS) in Rome where he conducted and published different studies on the syro-maronite chants. He is currently Deputy Executive Director at the Abu Dhabi Festival. He collabo