About

Basma Edrees is a graduate of The Juilliard school where she received her Masters in Violin Performance. She has served as Associate Concert Master of the Oakland Symphony during their 2015-2016 season. She also worked with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra as well as the Santa Rosa Symphony.

Basma has performed as a soloist in various countries including the USA, Montenegro, Ethiopia and her native country, Egypt.

Equally at home with Arabic music, Basma performed with renowned musicians from the Arab world and has been invited to give Arabic Music workshops at UC Berkeley. She has also taught Arabic music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she also teaches the art of Counterpoint.

Music

Repertoire includes but is not restricted to:
Bach, Brahms, Piazzola, De Falla, Schumann, Kreisler, Arabic music and more!

Past groupmuses (7)

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  Salon

  MODERN MINDS Harp Violin and Cello

  Sunday, Sep 8, 2024 3:00 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Parnassus Heights/Cole Valley
  • Instruments: Lever Harp, Violin, Cello
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event

  Happened 8 days ago

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  Embassy Groupmuse March 2023

  Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 6:30 PM PST

  • Neighborhood: Lower Haight, SF
  • Composers: Bartok, Manuel de Falla, Reza Vali
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 1 year ago

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  Basma & Ava Violin & Piano Duo at 730 Church!

  Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 7:30 PM PST

  • Neighborhood: Dolores Heights, SF
  • Composers: Schumann, Korsakov, Falla, Piazzolla
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Aunt Eva's "International" Salon at Lisa and Jonathan's

  Sunday, Dec 8, 2019 5:30 PM PST

  • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, SF
  • Composers: Bach, Falla, Piazzolla, Darwish
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  Bach and Brahms Violin Duos in Kensington!

  Saturday, Nov 2, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
  • Composers: Bach, Brahms
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  Muse on Webster III — Mozart and Franck

  Saturday, Oct 19, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Professorville, Palo Alto
  • Composers: Franck, Mozart
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  Basma & Ava in Rockridge - Violin & Piano

  Saturday, Sep 14, 2019 7:15 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Rockridge/North Oakland
  • Composers: Mozart, Franck, Kreisler
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano Duo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 5 years ago