Beiteddine Festival is one of the finest festivals in the Middle East and features the World greatest artists. It is held in a 200-year-old palace in Beiteddine, a little town in the mountainous region of the Shouf, 45 kilometers south-east of Beirut.
2009 PROGRAM. Read more about this year's program on the Festival's Website
- July 2, 9pm - A tribute to Oum Kalsoum
- July 9, 8:30pm - Charles Aznavour
- July 18, 8:30pm - Emir Kusturica & the No Smoking Orchestra
- July 22, 8:30pm - Madeleine Peyroux
- July 25, 8:30pm - Gabriel Yared & the Budapest Concert Orchestra
- July 31, 8:30pm - Hanine y Son Cubano
- Aug. 9, 8:30pm - Guy Manoukian accomp. by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- August 12, 8:30pm - The Palestine Youth Orchestra & Marcel Khalife
- August 15, 9pm - Kadim Al Sahir
EXHIBITIONS: "Oum Kalsoum" (starting July 2, 2009) and "Liban Traces" (starting June 12, 2009).
THE PALACE. Beiteddine Palace is a masterpiece of the early XIXth Century Lebanese architecture built by Emir Beshir Chehab II on a headland, which overlooks a terraced mountainside. No less than 36 years were necessary to complete and decorate it. [more]
PERFORMANCE AREAS. The Palace has several courtyards of which 3 are used on a regular basis during the Beiteddine Festival for performances (Al Midan, Al Salamlek, Dar el Hareem). On the other hand, a major hall has been spe-cially renovated and equipped to hold exhibitions of photographs, sculptures or paintings. [more]
ARTISTS. Since its creation, the Beiteddine Festival has presented numerous great interna-tional, regional and local artists. Among these artists are Elton John, Fairuz, José Carreras, Cesaria Evora, Maurice Bejart, Jessey Norman, Kazem al-Saher, Tito Puente, Youssou N'Dour, Montserrat Caballe, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Placido Domingo… [more]
The Shouf area, at the heart of which lies Beiteddine Palace, is a splendid region that offers to the visitor numerous preserved historic, architectural, and natural attractions. [more]