Malek Jandali - New York Public Radio Interview

Syrian American composer, pianist and humanitarian activist Malek Jandali (http://MalekJandali.com) talks about his international mission to preserve and protect Syria’s rich embattled heritage and to build peace through music and education. In this spirit, he founded an annual competition for young pianists at Carnegie Hall and his Pianos for Peace (http://PianosForPeace.org) foundation to make the arts accessible to all. The Carnegie Corporation named him a Great Immigrant in 2015. The interview includes Jandali’s “Variations for Piano and Orchestra” based an an ancient Syrian melody from Aleppo. (Broadcasted on WPKN radio on April 12, 2017 and produced by Tony Ernst.)