Bridging Worlds: University of Haifa Doctoral Student Reimagines Arabic Classical Music for the Modern Age
Onn Yosef Kadosh grew up in a musical household in Tel Aviv, where his father placed an oud in his hands and set him on a path that would shape his life’s work. Today, as a doctoral researcher at the University of Haifa and recipient of the prestigious Prof. Emeritus Robert Elbaz Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Students, Kadosh is developing a pioneering new compositional framework he calls “The Expanded Maqam” — an effort to bring the deep modal tradition of Arabic classical music into conversation with contemporary art music, without losing what makes it unique.
