Ibrahim Maalouf on art, architecture, and his creative process

In a conversation with Beaux Arts Magazine, Lebanese-French trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf shares insights into how his experiences in Beirut and France have influenced his artistic vision. He compares music to architecture, describing albums as territories and concerts as spaces filled with life. Among his key inspirations is painter David Daoud, whose artwork appears on his 2018 release 'Levantine Symphony No. 1', alongside Michelangelo, whose influence is evident in 'Trumpets of Michel-Ange'. Reflecting on his formative encounters with art at the Louvre, he defines art as 'what remains when everything collapses.' Maalouf also expresses a desire to collaborate with Etel Adnan and highlights the importance of improvisation in revealing truth. In an imagined museum, he would showcase Khalil Gibran's manuscript 'The Music' along with pieces by Daoud and his grandfather.