2024 — Arwa Damon (CNN; Founder INARA; Documentary Director, Seize the Summit). Public screening: Seize the Summit and discussion of her NGO INARA.
(NYUAD Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE: February, 14, 2024)
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2020 — Michelle Gelfand (University of Maryland, USA). Public talk: "Tightness and Looseness: A Fractal Pattern of Human Difference."
(NYUAD Institute, February 26, 2020)
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2019 — Ishmael Beah (Former Child Soldier, UNICEF Ambassador for Children Affected by War) Public talk: “From Child Soldier to UNICEF’S First Advocate for Children Affected by War.”
(NYUAD Institute, UAE: October 23, 2019)
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2019 — Arn Chorn-Pond (Founder of Cambodian Living Arts, Former Child Soldier). Public talk: “A Tale of Resilience: How Music Saved My Life and Transformed My Country.”
(NYUAD Institute, UAE: October 2, 2019).
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2019 — Azzam Alwash (Nature Iraq; Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient, 2013). Public talk: “Economic Cooperation: A Bridge Over Troubled Water.
(NYUAD Institute, UAE: April 17, 2019)
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2016 — Arwa Damon (CNN International Journalist). Public talk: “Communicating Conflict: The Changing Nature of Journalism and War.”
(NYUAD Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE: April 24-27, 2016).
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2024 — Lydia Goehr (Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University). Public talk: “Romance and War-Music and Technology: From David Lean's Brief Encounter to his Lawrence of Arabia.”
(NYUAD Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE: April 17, 2024)
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2024 — Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast (Founder-Director of the Afghanistan National institute of Music). Public talk: “Harmonizing Hope: The Resilient Journey of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music.” (Part of the “Distinguished Lecture in Music Studies” Series (first of four lectures in 2024) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF).
(NYUAD Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE: February 7, 2024).
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2018 — Michael Beckerman (NYU-NYC, New York Philharmonic). Public talk: “What are the Limits of Musical Expression and Who Says So?”
(November 27, 2018): Talk not part of ADMAF.
2019 — Faculty Convener, Public Piano Concert with internationally acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt. Panel Moderator, Post-concert discussion with artist Awadagin Pratt (USA); Matthew Quayle (NYUAD).
(The Red Hall, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi: December 5, 2019).
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2019 — Faculty Convener, Public Piano Masterclass with guest artist Awadagin Pratt.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 4, 2019).
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2018 — Faculty Convener, Public Concert with pianist Yeol Eum Son, “Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata.”
Panel Moderator, Post-concert discussion with artist Yeol Eum Son (Korea-Germany); Matthew Quayle (NYUAD); Ljubica Ilic (University of Novi Sad).
(The NYUD Arts Center: December 6, 2018).
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2018 — Faculty Convener, Public piano master class with guest pianist Yoel Eum Son.
(NYU Abu Dhabi: UAE, December 5, 2018).
2018 — Faculty Convener, Community Cello Masterclass with guest cellist Ben Truchi.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 15, 2018).
2018 — Faculty Convener, Public chamber Music master class with Steven Vanhauwaert.
Prague 2018 J-Term “Recovered Voices.”
(NYU Prague, Czech Republic, January 19, 2018).
2016 — Ensemble Director, NYUAD Cello Ensemble with Guest-Solo Cellist Yan Levionnois.
(Abu Dhabi Classicsm, The NYUD Arts Center: December 10, 2016).
2016 — Faculty Convener, Public cello master class with guest cellist Yan Levionnois.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 12, 2016).
2015 — Ensemble Director, Cello Ensemble Concert with Guest-Solo Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan.
(The NYUD Arts Center: December 12, 2015).
2015 — Convener, Public cello master class with guest cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 13, 2015).
2015 — Faculty Convener, Public piano master class with pianist Steven Vanhauwaert
(NYU Abu Dhabi: UAE, April 7, 2015).
2015 — Faculty Convener, Vocal master class with Gabriel Vamvulescu.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 12, 2015).
2014 — Ensemble Director, NYUAD Cello Ensemble Concert with Guest-Solo Cellist Jamision Platte (The NYUD Arts Center: December 6, 2014).
2014 — Faculty Convener, Cello master class with guest cellist Jamision Platte.
(NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE: December 15, 2014).
2014 — Ensemble Director, Faculty Convener, NYUAD Cello Ensemble Outreach Concert.
Rosary School Concert for 750 elementary children.
(May 20, 2014).
2014 — Faculty Convener, Director, NYUAD Cello Ensemble-Outreach Concert: UAE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, MCYCD Piano Center.
(May 19, 2014).
2014 — Faculty Convener, Ensemble Director, NYUAD Cello Ensemble with Guest Cellists Atticus Mellor-Goldman and Anna Schierbeek.
(NYUAD, Common Grounds, UAE: May 17, 2014).
