Toufic Maatouk
{{short description|Lebanese orchestra conductor}}
{{udp|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Toufic Maatouk
| image = Toufic Maatouk.jpg
| nationality = Lebanese
| education = PhD from Pontifico Istituto di Musica Sacre
| occupation = Orchestra Conductor
}}
Toufic Maatouk is an orchestra conductor, and currently Deputy Executive Director at the Abu Dhabi Festival and Abu Dhabi Music and Arts foundation, guest conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra,{{Cite web|url=http://www.lpo.gov.lb/|title=Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra|website=www.lpo.gov.lb|access-date=2019-10-31}} Artistic Director of Beirut Chants International Festival,{{Cite web|url=https://www.beirutchants.com/copy-of-ic-choir|title=Missa Solemnis for St Cecilia-Ch.Gounod|website=Beirutchants|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}} Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Season and the Antonine University chorus (Lebanon), and Head of the Vocal Department in the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory. He was also General Secretary {{Cite web|url=https://www.ua.edu.lb/french/lua-en-bref/le-conseil/conseil-de-lua|title=Conseil de l'UA - Université Antonine (UA)|website=www.ua.edu.lb|access-date=2019-10-31}} and lecturer at the Antonine University in Beirut from 2017 to 2020, Director of the Antonine School of Music from 2005 to 2017.
Education
Toufic Maatouk earned his PhD in Musicology from the Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra in Rome, then worked with Ennio Nicotra and Donato Renzetti on advanced studies in orchestra and opera conducting. He received his training as a vocal coach at the National Conservatory of Beirut during college. He started his career by working as a musical assistant conductor Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli. He led the Antonine Choir for 16 years, and collaborated with and took part in various festivals across several continents.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Festivals
- Al-Ain International music festival (UAE)
- Bahrain International Music Festival (Bahrain)
- Al Bustan International Festival{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/11/al-bustan-classical-music-festival-beirut|title=Al Bustan – the classical music festival in Beirut that survives war and assassinations|last=Jaggi|first=Maya|date=2015-04-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-31|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
- Baalbeck International Festival{{Cite web|url=https://www.giornaledellamusica.it/articoli/rossini-libano|title=Rossini in Libano|website=Il giornale della musica|language=it|access-date=2019-10-31}}
- Byblos International Festival{{Cite web|url=https://www.byblosfestival.org/Archives/ByblosFestival2013/CrazyOpera/TouficMaatouk.html|title=Byblos International Festival|website=www.byblosfestival.org|access-date=2019-10-31}}
- Beirut Chants Festival{{Cite web|url=https://iicbeirut.esteri.it/iic_beirut/it/gli_eventi/calendario/missa-solemnis-for-st-cecilia-charles.html|title=Missa Solemnis per St. Cecilia - Charles Gounod|website=iicbeirut.esteri.it|language=it-it|access-date=2019-10-31}}
- Festival d'ile de France (Paris, France)
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Roma, Italy)
- Teatro di San Carlo (Napoli, Italy)
- Academie de l'Opera de Paris (Paris, France)
- Academie du Festival d'Aix en provence (France)
- Romanian Radio{{Cite web|url=https://radioromaniacultural.ro/de-la-carnegie-hall-new-york-la-sala-radio-bucuresti-toufic-maatouk-dirijeaza-donizetti/|title=De la Carnegie Hall – New York la Sala Radio – București: TOUFIC MAATOUK dirijează Donizetti! – Radio România Cultural|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-31}} (Bucharest, Romania)
- Carnegie Hall (New York, USA)
- Amazon Theatre (Manaus, Brasil)
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