Ливанский маэстро. Элиас - один из трех братьев-композиторов Рахбани, известных своим сотрудничеством с легендарной ливанской певицей Файруз. Композитор Элиас Рабани сочинил музыку к балету, классические произведения для фортепиано, и саундтреки к 25 фильмам. Музыкальный руководитель и главный редактор западной музыки для радио Ливана, с 1962 до 1970 года. Элиас Рабани изучал музыку и фортепиано в ливанской академии с 1954 года, а с 1955 года в Национальной консерватории. Elias Rahbani (b: 1938, Antelias, Lebanon) is a composer, arranger, lyric writer, conductor & producer from Lebanon. Elias is the youngest and only brother to Assy and Mansour. Born on 1938, when Assy and Mansour were already in their teens. An artistic collaboration like the one that blossomed what we now know as the Rahbani Brothers was not to include Elias for his young age and lack of experience. Nevertheless, Elias has turned out to be a great music composer and song writer himself.He is married to Nina Khalil and has two sons, Ghassan and Jad who both are also musicians.He held many professional positions in many institutions most notably Radio Lebanon. He wrote many songs for Fairuz. He also composed music for the theater, Television programs, Radio programs and literally thousands of commercials all over the world. He received many awards and currently owns a studio in Lebanon where many famous works, like some parts of Last Days of Socrates, were produced.Civil Status•Born in 1938, in Antelias, Lebanon•Married to Nina Khalil•2 Sons (Ghassan & Jad)Background•Cultural : Secondary School (Apotres - Jounieh, Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes - Beirut)•Musical : Lebanese Academy (1954- 55) National Conservatory (1955-56) A ten-year private course under the guidance of French instructors, Michel Bourgeot (piano) & Bertrand Robillard (Harmony & composition)Contribution•Musical Advisor for Recordings (Radio Lebanon) 1962-1972•Chief of the occidental Music Section (Radio Lebanon)•Musical producer & Adviser to Philips, Parlophone, Polydor Decca, Capitole and S.L.D Record Companies, Rahbania, CobraProfession•Lyrical Author, Composer, Orchestra arranger & conductor•Free producer of music•One of the three Rahbani Brothers, who compose the lyrics and the music of the well known Lebanese singer FAIRUZ.•Promoter of the Lebanese vague of Occidental song (since 1961) specially French.•Holder of the 2nd prize at the international song Festival of Athens - 1969 (Song : " la guerre est finie.")•Holder of the 3rd prize of Classical Music in the " jeunesse Musicale " Competition, Beirut 1964 for "Fantaisie Libanaise " (international Jury)•Holder of Cinema Diploma of the XIXth International Festival of publicity Film - Venice 1972•Holder of 1st prize 1979 Germany - rostock (Mory Mory) and special prize 1980 (O!Babe)•Lebanon's musical and songs delegate at the International Song Festival•Greece: 1969-1970-1972•Bulgaria: 1971•Brazil: (Rio Festival) 1970•2nd prize - London Festival Awards 1995 pub.Composition•Music and Song : about 800 (500 oriental & 300 occidental)•Film music: 25 films.•Ballet music : (the Devil's Hill) plus 10 classical pieces for piano•Records : 30 (long play), 300 (45 r.p.m), recorded by Philips, parlophone, decca, capitole, S.L.D polydor, Rahbania ...•Music CD 1996.A c t i v i t i e sTheater : (la penetre de la lune)•Production, script and music of the Operetta Ayam Saif (Summer days) Beit Eddin Festivals, 1972•Wadi Shamsine 1983 .•Participation (production and composition) at the Operettas of FAIRUZ: International Festivals of baalbeck ( 1971-1975) .•Safra Al Ahlam 1993.Television•Participation by producing 26 T.V. Series and 4 T.V shows (Lebanese T.V.) - producers Rahbani Brothers.Radio•Production of 13 episodes for the B.B.C. (Arabic section) 1960•Production of 20 episodes for Radio Lebanon.Tours with the Rahbani Lebanese Popular Troup (a cast of 80)•Brazil : the Municipal Theaters of Rio and Sao Paolo (1961)•Argentina : the Municipal Theater of Buenos -Aires (1961).•England : Albert Hall (London ), Manchester (1962).•U.S.A : (11 states) - 1972•Canada (Montreal ) - 1972•Algeria (1966), Tunisia (1966), Jordan (1967& 1975), Iraq (1975) Kuwait (1968) , Morocco (1970) ....Publicity Films ProductionApproximately 3000 commercials (for Cinema ,TV and Radio) for the following countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait, Gulf Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Greece, France, Germany, England.