Matteo El Khodr, Countertenor
Marc Reaidy, Tenor
Joe Chahoud, Harp
Mario Rahi, Violin
Olga Bolun, Piano

Marc Reaidy:

Marc Reaidy Tenor studied classical singing at Ecole des Arts Ghassan Yammine, with Russian Professor Galina Khaldeeva. Currently, he is working with Professor Arax Chekidjian.

He attended many vocal and dramatic workshops and master classes mainly in Lebanon, Russia, France and the United States.

Marc Reaidy’s repertoire includes oratorio and opera music from different composers; mainly Italian, French, English… (Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Cilea, Rossini, Bizet, Gounod, Handel, Haydn etc.) Given his Russian Professor and fluency in Russian language, he also enjoys a rich operatic and lied repertoire of Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Sviridov, Glinka etc.

In 2013, He sang the leading role of Don José in Carmen de Bizet, an opera produced by The Lebanese Higher National Conservatory with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra.
In June 2015, and given his dramatic abilities, he participated in Beirut spring festival whereby he played and sang the role of the Turkish Pasha (in Turkish Language), under the direction of Yvan Caracallah.

He has been known as a resident performer in many entertainment venues, as well as being part of many music productions and events taking place in Lebanon and in the Middle East, and Turkey.
Lately won the Prize of foreign Music in Turkey “Altınçilek” or the Golden Strawberry.

Being an opera singer with a dramatic side, Marc Reaidy has been seen recently on TV performing as an actor.

Matteo El Khodr:

Born in Beirut of Greek-Lebanese origins, Matteo moved to Paris to take singing lessons with several teachers, including David Kaufmann, then joined the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris in the class of Agnès Mellon. He signed a contract with Universal Music France and released two albums followed by European concert tours. In 2007, he introduced baroque music and the non-existent back then countertenor voice to Lebanon and the Middle East and sang in several festivals to then is invited to the Doha Opera House in Qatar with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2020, he represents his country in THE VOICE France where he will dazzle the 4 chairs of the juries.
Holder of several international singing prizes including the Prix du Public du Concours International de Chant Baroque de Froville, he played several title roles in world premieres including Apollo and Hyacinth by Mozart at the Cité de la Musique in Paris with Les Folies Françoises then triumphed in Ormindo by Cavalli in Morocco and Berlin with the Wiesbaden Orchestra. Matteo is also starring as an actor in movies and series and recently, a french series on Prime Video and Netflix.

Joe Chahoud:

Joe Chahoud is a multi-disciplinary Artist, his interests cover all the spectrum of the Art world; he works as a visual Artist, harpist, singer, performer, and a circus Artist. Joe Chahoud has been reintroducing the harp to Lebanon’s cultural scene. His performances span a wide array of events, from Christmas festivities and church recitals to cabaret shows and electronic concerts. He has also performs at intimate salon concerts, corporate events, trade shows, and private gatherings. His versatility and his diversity of instruments – electric, lever and grand concert harps – have seen him collaborate with musicians, choirs, and solo vocalists, bringing a unique blend of sounds to his audiences. He seamlessly transitions between popular contemporary songs and nostalgic tunes, blending oriental and international music while continuing to master classical pieces.

Mario Rahi:

Born in Lebanon in 1983, Mario Rahi started the violin at a very young age. He pursued his diploma studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome with Maestro Claudio Cornoldi. In 2011, Mario Rahi was awarded his master’s degree, with the maximum vote from the Accademia Nazionale Santa Cecilia with Prof. Domenico Nordio and Sonig Tchakerian.

During his studies, Mario attended several master classes for solo, chamber and orchestral music with renowned professors such as Salvatore Accardo at the Accademia Chigiana of Siena. He was appointed concert master at the World Youth Orchestra from 2001 until 2010, and performed with famous and reputed Italian artists such as Bruno Giuranna (chamber music) and Stefano Montanari (Baroque music). Later on, Mario was admitted to the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, established by the legendary film-music composer Ennio Morricone. 

Back to Lebanon at the age of 28, Mario has been part of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra since 2011. He is currently a violin teacher at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music. He also contributed to the development of the “Conservatory Youth Orchestra” that he has been coaching with great passion and dedication until today. Mario appeared several times as soloist and concertmaster with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra performing concertos by Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Hakim. He is often invited to perform in many festivals in Lebanon and abroad especially in Italy.  Mario reserves particular interest in promoting Lebanese classical music, some of the compositions was dedicated to him such as Iyad kanaan’s violin sonata and Naji Hakim’s variations on a minuet by J.S Bach. 

Olga Bolun:

Olga Bolun was born into a family of well-known musicians and educators. Since her debut in music at the age of 5 studying harp and piano, she instantly impressed with her remarkable talent for music and eye-catching ability to learn.

Olga earned her higher music degree in Piano specialization from the State Academy of Music in Chisinau, Moldova, which is the USA equivalent of a Master’s Degree in Music.

Before moving to Beirut, Mrs. Bolun was teaching and lecturing at the National Academy of Music in Bucharest, Romania.

In Lebanon, she has performed an impressively huge chamber music program in collaboration with leading Lebanese, European, and American artists, and under the umbrella of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music and the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Mrs. Bolun is a permanent invitee to local and International Festivals in the region.  Apart from performing and touring nationally and internationally, Mrs.Bolun teaches piano. 

She shares her musical life with her husband Serghei in the beautiful Lebanese mountainside and in Romania.