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Yamen Saadi

Violin
Concertmaster, Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsoper

  • At age 25, Yamen Saadi was announced as Concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic from the 22/23 season. Described as having a “beguiling sound” by Berliner Morgenpost, Saadi maintains a busy career as both a soloist and chamber musician. His playing is characterised by serene lyricism, virtuosity and elegance beyond his years. 

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  • As a soloist, Saadi performs with orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Berlin, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Naples Philharmonic, among others. Conductors with whom he collaborates include Daniel Barenboim, Lionel Bringuier, Stephanie Childress, Kevin John Edusei, Lawrence Foster, Leonidas Kavakos and Antonello Manacorda.


    Saadi performs at various festivals and venues across Europe, Asia and the US. These include; Musikverein, Vienna; Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg; Philharmonie Berlin; Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical, Madrid, Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York; and the Verbier Festival; Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival; Rheingau Festival; Rencontres Musicales d'Evian; Pau Casals Festival and Tsinandali Festival.


    In January 2022, Saadi released his first recital album Voices From Paris to critical acclaim. Recorded with pianist Nathalia Milstein and featuring works by Poulenc, Ysaÿe and Fauré, Saadi’s album was described as “the blend of virtuosity, lyricism and controlled expressivity” Pizzicato.


    Yamen Saadi was born in Nazareth and began studying the violin at the Barenboim-Said Conservatory in Nazareth, before studying under the guidance of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster, Chaim Taub. At age 11, he joined the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and, at age 17, became concertmaster of the orchestra. Saadi completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Barenboim-Said Academy and gained his Master’s degree at the Kronberg Academy where he studied with Mihaela Martin. In 2020, Saadi won first prize at both the Aviv and Paul Ben Haim Competitions in 2020, and has held scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and The Prince von Hessen Award.


    Yamen Saadi plays the 1734 “Lord Amherst of Hackney” Stradivari violin, previously owned by Fritz Kreisler, and a Jacob Eury bow, both generously loaned to him by Stephan Jansen on behalf of a member of the Stretton Society.

    2025/26 season / 356words. Not to be altered without permission.

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Concerto repertoire

Bach
Violin Concerti (various)
Double Violin Concerto in D minor,  BWV 1043


Barber
Violin Concerto, Op.14


Beethoven
Violin Concerto
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50
Triple Concerto in C major, Op.56 


Bloch
Baal Shem 


Brahms
Double Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.102


Bruch
Violin Concerto in No. 1 in G minor, Op.26


Chausson
Concerto for Piano, Violin and  String Quartet in D major, Op.21
Poème (for Violin and Orchestra) Op.25


Elgar 
Violin Concerto*


Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82


Hartmann
Violin Concerto Funebre


Korngold
Violin Concerto*


Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 


Mozart
Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, k.216
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218


Penderecki
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1


Prokofiev
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, Op.19


Ravel
Tzigane


Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28


Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23


Shostakovich
Violin Concerto (No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77)


Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47


Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35


Vivaldi
Violin Concerti (various)
The Four Seasons


*In preparation

Conductors

Daniel Barenboim

Lionel Bringuier 


Stephanie Childress


Kevin John Edusei


Lawrence Foster


Thomas Guggeis


Domingo Hindoyan


Oksana Lyniv


Antonio Pappano


András Schiff


Lahav Shani


Nabil Shehata


Ariel Zukerman

Recital programmes (25/26 season)

Programme 1:
Works and arrangements by Kreisler, Ysaÿe and Tartini



Programme 2:
Ysaÿe Poème élégiaque for Violin and Piano
Franck Violin Sonata in A Major
Strauss Violin Sonata in E-flat Major


 


 

Yamen Saadi & Ramal Ensemble (25/26 season and beyond)

Shortly after the beginning of the Arab Spring, four young musicians in Damascus founded the Ramal Ensemble. Having fled the Syrian civil war, they now live in Berlin, where they finished their studies, including at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, and started performing together again. The programme with Yamen Saadi explores Arabic and Western Classical works including a violin concerto.

'Beguiling sound'

Berliner Morgenpost

'The blend of virtuosity, lyricism and controlled expressivity is perfect'

Pizzicato

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Intermusica represents Yamen Saadi worldwide

Jessica Barra
Artist Manager
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Associate Artist Manager
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All artists

Contralto

Avery Amereau

Actor / Narrator

Amira Casar

Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Harpsichord

Richard Egarr

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles

Saxophone

Branford Marsalis