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Welcome to the homepage of countertenor Magid El-Bushra, where you will find everything you need to know about this young singer, including sound and video clips.

Don't forget to bookmark this page, and visit regularly to keep informed about Magid's latest concerts and recordings.

"Io che d'alti sospir" - Caccini

Latest News

  • STOP PRESS! Magid is giving a recital in aid of the UK's leading peacebuilding charity International Alert, with world-famous harpsichordist Laurence Cummings on Friday 23 July, 7:30 pm at St. Gabriel's Church, Warwick Square, Pimlico SW1V.

    Tickets cost £15/12.50 concessions and you can buy them here:
    http://www.international-alert.org/support_us/index.php?t=1#singledonation
    or on the door.

    The programme will consist of beautiful Baroque music by Purcell, Handel, Bach and Rameau, covering the themes of war and peace (clever, huh?) all in aid of the UK’s leading peacebuilding charity. All proceeds will help support local communities that have been affected by violent conflict to improve their prospects for a peaceful future.

  • Magid has reached the half way stage in his training for the Brighton Marathon on April 18 2010 in aid of International Alert. Please donate on Magid's Justgiving page

  • January 2010: Great reviews for the new production of Nachtwache at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.

  • Autumn 2009: Tickets for Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at Théâtre des Champs Elysées now available!

  • Magid has reached the final of the Young Concert Artists Trust Competition - please come and support on Friday 15th May, 7pm at London's Wigmore Hall. Tickets £10/£8 concessions.

  • February 2009: Latest reviews for Magid's Pie Jesu in the Duruflé Requiem (Harmonia Mundi)

    "Solo countertenor Magid El-Bushra deserves special mention for an affectingly open performance of Duruflé's 'Pie Jesu', which emerges here as the equal of Fauré's more famous setting" - Andrew Stewart, Classic FM Magazine

    "The wonderful emotional and vocal restraint Magid El-Bushra brings to the Pie Jesu, coupled with Julia Graham's matchlessly sensetive cello solo, makes this one of the finest versions of this movement currently available on disc" - International Record Review

    "...in the Pie Jesu, the alto soloist Magid El-Bushra sings most beautifully, expressing the words very touchingly" - Audiophile Audition

  • Magid El-Bushra wins top prize atthe Concorso Musica Sacra

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    Magid wins top prize at the Concorso Musica Sacra, in Rome, 8.11.2008

  • Autumn 2008 sees the release of FIVE new recordings featuring Magid El-Bushra.

  • 24th November sees the UK release of Duruflé's Requiem on the Harmonia Mundi label, which features Magid singing the Pie Jesu.

  • Alpha Records recording of J.S. Bach's Mass in G and Mass in A, with Ensemble Pygmalion directed by Raphaël Pichon and featuring Magid singing the alto solos, has been awarded a Diapason d'Or - Découverte in France's Diapason magazine.

  • Ricercar Records recording of Caccini's Euridice, with Scherzi Musicali directed by Nicolas Achten, and featuring Magid in the roles of La Tragedia and Dafne, has been awarded five stars in France's Diapason magazine.

  • Soupir Records will shortly release Klaus Huber's Miserere Hominibus, featuring Magid, with Les Jeunes Solistes, directed by Rachid Safir.

  • Waon Records (Japan) will shortly release Baroque Dialogues, a CD of early baroque English duets and arias, featuring Magid and the ensemble La Sfera Musicale.