Ihab Jamal’s concert (violin) accompanied by Liana Harutyunyan (piano) took place on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at 8: 30, at the Pierre Y. Aboukhater Amphitheater of Saint Joseph University of Beirut, under the auspices of Minister of Culture Ghattas Khoury. The RA Embassy to Lebanon organized the event in cooperation with the Regional Executive Board of Hamazkayin Lebanon in the context of Francophonie Month in Lebanon․
Ihab Jamal was born in Beirut and started playing the violin since the age of six. He studied at the Higher Conservatory of Lebanon. His teachers were Antoine Khalifa and Arthur Ter-Hovhannisyan. Currently he studies at Gomidas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where he prepares his master's thesis. In 2010, Ihab Jamal participated in Marko Babikian Contest and won the first prize. In 2015, he won first place at the International Revival Contest in Gyumri. That same year, he won third place at the International Violin Contest Hrach Vogdnayan. Ihab Jamal is a member of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, which has given concerts in various countries.
Liana Harutyunyan was born in Yerevan and started playing the violin at the age of six. She graduated from Yerevan Gomidas State Conservatory. She has given concerts in Yerevan and Russia, accompanied by chamber orchestras. She accompanied many renowned Armenian and Russian vocalists. Currently, she teaches at the Higher Conservatory of Lebanon.