Amr Selim

Known for his versatility and virtuosity, Egyptian hornist Amr Selim is quickly establishing a reputation as one of today’s foremost horn players, drawing audiences wherever his horn takes him by his distinctive sound across different musical genres. Having started playing the Horn at the age of eleven, he won his first job only five years later at the age of sixteen with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as Guest Principal Horn with Amman Symphony Orchestra, National Algerian Orchestra, Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra and Symphony of the Americas in Florida, under the batons of renowned conductors: Daniel Barenboim, Frank Shipway, Christopher Muller, Ingo Metzmacher, Gunther Schuller among many others. Amr has toured as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher throughout Europe, South Korea, and across the Middle East and United States. As an educator, Dr. Selim is an Assistant Professor of Music, and Founder and Director of Imagine Summer Arts Camp at the Lebanese American University. Prior to moving to Beirut, he was the horn professor at Adelphi University, Mahanaim Conservatory, and Director of Chamber and World Music Ensembles at the Knox School and has given and continue to give masterclasses and workshops at many prestigious institutions such as at Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Queens College, Stony Brook University, among other institutions in the U.S, South Korea and the Middle East. 

Along with the masterpieces of the 18th through 20th centuries, Amr is constantly inspired by works composed in our time and enjoys working with living composers, having premiered many works by European, Middle Eastern and American composers. Interested in bridging Eastern and Western music, he recently finished his etude book Vocalizing the Horn: A pedagogical approach to interpreting Arab vocal music on the horn, which helps non-Eastern horn players to understand and perform Middle Eastern works. His research includes topics on Music and Qur’an and the religious music of Egypt. Dr. Selim Holds a Bachelor of Music from Cairo Conservatory, a Professional Performance Certificate from Lynn Conservatory, and as a Staller Scholar he holds a Master of Music and Doctorate of Music Arts degree from Stony Brook University.