Kazem abdullah biography of alberta

Kazem Abdullah

Kazem Abdullah works internationally and excels at reaching newer and diverse audiences, conducting concerts and operas in a wide variety of styles and formats.

Abdullah opened this season leading a new production of Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at the Metropolitan Opera, a production the New York Times called “an American classic.” Abdullah continues his  season with debuts with the Naples Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, and North Carolina Symphony and return engagements with the Indianapolis Symphony and the Seattle Opera.

Abdullah has delivered resonant performances of masterworks new and old, and continues to champion American composers and artists while pursuing innovative, community-based concert design.

Committed to expanding the American repertoire, Kazem has led the premieres of several significant American operatic works including Rhiannon Gidden’s Omar, Gregory Spears Castor and Patience, and additional works b