Steve Barakatt (born May 17, 1973) is a Lebanese-Canadian composer, music producer, pianist, singer and creative director. He was made a Knight of the

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec ( French: ), also known as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the (Natio ...

in 2020 and a National Ambassador of UNICEF Canada (2007-2016).

Early years

When he was four, he began piano lessons. Over the next 10 years he studied classical music, and then switched to jazz. Barakatt enjoyed many challenging musical experiences from an early age, including that of guest soloist with l' Orchestre symphonique de Québec when he was 13. When he was 16, he became fascinated by composition, arranging and production. He studied the new technology available and soon mastered all the intricacies of music programming. So much so that the Japanese firm Roland invited him to present their new products at the 1992

NAMM Show The NAMM Show is an annual trade show in the United States organized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), which describes it as "the industry’s largest stage, uniting the global music, sound and entertainment technology commun ...

in Anaheim, California. Barakatt has been invited to appear on various recordings and live performances with many artists and ensembles from the

Alexandrov Ensemble The Alexandrov Ensemble (), commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West, is an official army choir of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian armed forces. Founded during the History of the Soviet Union, Soviet era, the ense ...

(Red Army Choir) to the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. A true passionate artist, Barakatt enjoys meeting musicians and exploring all styles of music.

Recording artist

Barakatt recorded his first solo album, ''Double Joie'', when he was 14. It was released in Canada on November 11, 1987, and less than a week later the album was in the top 20 best-selling albums. He has composed and produced numerous instrumental albums: ''Audacity'', ''Escape'', ''Steve Barakatt LIVE'', ''Quebec'', ''Eternity'', ''A Love Affair'', ''All About Us'', ''Someday, Somewhere'' and ''Néoréalité''. These recordings reached the charts in many countries around the world and his music is broadcast on various radio stations. A number of his compositions are also used as themes for popular TV shows. In August 2020, he signed an agreement with the record labe
Universal Music MENA
for the global distribution of his future recordings.

Composer and producer

As composer/producer, Barakatt has collaborated with many artists from all over the world. In 1997, Barakatt produced the young Canadian singer,

Natasha St-Pier Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and television presenter. She is of Acadian heritage, and grew up in the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River valley of New Brunswick, but has spent most of ...

's album. His composition "Sans le Savoir" hit the top 5 on the radio charts, and the video of the song became number one on Musique Plus, Quebec's MTV. In 1997, he wrote many other songs including "C'est une Promesse" for the Canadian singer Johanne Blouin, and "En la arena" for Argentina's male singer Guillermo Saldana. In Hong Kong, Barakatt has been asked to compose for a number of artists. In 1995, he composed "Mou Tian" which was performed by the Asian stars

Kelly Chen Kelly Chen Wai-lam (born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She has been referred to as a " Diva of Asia" (). Chen has great success in the East Asian entertainment industry with nearly 20 million rec ...

, Joyce Yau, Daniel Chan and Ray Chan. In 1996 he composed a duet for

Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming Silver Bauhinia Star, SBS Bronze Bauhinia Star, BBS Medal of Honour (Hong Kong), MH ( zh, 黎明; born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, singer, film director, and businessman. He is one of the "Cantopop#1990s: Four Heav ...

and

Alan Tam Alan Tam Wing-lun (; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam re ...

, Song of Stars, which featured them singing together for the first time on record. Barakatt also wrote "Ni Shi Shui" for Leon Lai's solo album, ''Feel Leon'', released the same year. In Japan, Barakatt's song "Kaze To Kino Uta-Quebec 1608" was performed by the Japanese singer Sincere. The popular singer Yoko Oginome recorded Barakatt's composition "We'll Be Together" and the song became the main theme for the TV show ''Shitteru Tsumori'' on the NTV network. Barakatt composed "Watashi Dake De Ite" for Noriko Sakai. His instrumental selection "Nuit d'Amour à Paris" was the theme for the TV drama ''Kiss Again'' on the

NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...

network. Barakatt's compositions have been used in major TV sports programs including the

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...

2002 in Japan (NHK) as well as for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco (Fuji TV). Barakatt also composed the score for the TV series ''Urban Myth Chillers'' starring

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif (, ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub ; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s. He is bes ...

. In 2006, Barakatt composed and produced the song "Here We Are", in which he duets with Canadian singer,

Audrey de Montigny Audrey De Montigny (born July 26, 1985) is a Canadian former singer. She placed fourth on the debut season of ''Canadian Idol''. De Montigny was nominated for a 2005 Juno Award for her eponymous debut album. Career Her career began in 2003, ...

. The song is featured on Barakatt's first vocal album, ''Here I Am'' and simultaneously on de Montignyy's album ''Take Me As I Am''. In 2007, Barakatt collaborates again with her when he produced

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

's song "Love" for the

Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says that it has more than ten million members a ...

project "Make Some Noise" in collaboration with Yoko Ono. In 2010, Barakatt was invited to perform the song "You Are Not Alone" in duet with Korean R&B singer

Wheesung Choi Whee-sung (; February 5, 1982 – March 10, 2025), known professionally as Wheesung or by the stage name Realslow, was a South Korean R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and musical theatre actor. Career 1982-: Early life and educati ...

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

's compilation album ''Winter Night''.

Ad Vitam Aeternam

In 2003, Barakatt was inspired to create a music work of a major scale, by composing and conceiving a symphonic work based on the sixteen stages of human experience. After more than 30 months creating this work, on September 30, 2005, the world premiere of "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was presented at the Grand Théâtre de Québec accompanied by Orchestre Symphonique de Québec. On June 16, 2006, the European premiere was presented at

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (; , ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. ...

, Russia with the "Yaroslavl Symphony Orchestra" under the baton of Murad Annamamedov. On September 7, 2007, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed by Barakatt for the first time in Asia with the Ditto Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Gilles Ouellet. This production was an official event for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Canada. Several concerts were presented on June 17–18–19, 2008, at the Grand Theatre of Quebec. In 2010, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed during the festivities celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of the city of Yaroslavl, Russia a

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

World Heritage Site. On November 19, 2014, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed by Barakatt at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

with the Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Murad Annamamedov. "Ad Vitam Aeternam" commemorated the 25th anniversary of the

Convention on the Rights of the Child The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is an international international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of ch ...

. Ambassadors & Officials representing more than 30 countries attended the event in Moscow.

''Here I Am'' (vocal project)

In 2007, Barakatt released his first vocal album ''Here I Am''. Several songs have been recorded at Sir

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the Beatle ...

Air Studios Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producers George Martin, John Burgess (record producer), John Burgess, Ron Richards (producer), Ron Richards, and Peter Sullivan (rec ...

in London featuring the Foundation Philharmonic Orchestra and several renowned musicians.

''Lullaby'', The UNICEF Anthem

In 2009, Barakatt composed the

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

International Anthem, ''Lullaby'', a

choral symphony A choral symphony is a musical composition for orchestra, choir, and sometimes solo (music), solo vocalists that, in its internal workings and overall musical architecture, adheres broadly to symphony, symphonic musical form. The term "choral s ...

which has been premiered by symphony orchestras on five continents and in space on the international space station on November 20, 2009. Several musicians and ensembles have performed in the original recording including conductor

Myung-whun Chung Myung-whun Chung (; born 22 January 1953) is a South Korean conductor and pianist. Career Performer Chung studied piano with Maria Curcio and won joint second-prize in the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition. He performed in the Chun ...

, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France,

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( ; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek language, Greek, French language, French, ...

Angélique Kidjo Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (; born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese- French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo has won five Grammy A ...

, Helmut Lotti,

, Agnes Chan,

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world". Vengerov was born in Novosibirsk, the only child of Al ...

, Richard O'Neill,

Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari (; born ) is an Israeli Americans, Israeli–American violinist, record producer, and humanitarian. As of 2025, she is the first and only violinist to win a Grammy in the Hip Hop category, known as "the Hip hop music, hip-hop vio ...

, Maîtrise de Radio France and The choir of the

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech: ''Filharmonici města Prahy'') is a classical orchestra, predominantly composed of Czech classical, jazz and guest musicians. The history of the orchestra goes back to the Film Symphony Orchest ...

. To mark this historical moment, symphony orchestras in 15 countries have performed the anthem. A music video have been produced and released to raise awareness among the world population on the importance of the

convention on the rights of the child The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is an international international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of ch ...

. "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" has been watched in space by the Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne during a mission on the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...

. On March 16, 2010, Barakatt performed "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" at Tokyo's

Nippon Budokan The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wres ...

. On February 22, 2012, Barakatt performed the anthem during an event organized by "Monaco Disease Power" under the presidency and in the presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco. On November 19, 2014, "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" was performed by Barakatt at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky

with the Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Murad Annamamedov and the Children's Theatre DOMISOLKA. The performance commemorated the 25th anniversary of the

and the fifth anniversary of "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem". Ambassadors & Official representing more than 35 countries attended the historic event in Moscow. On December 7, 2015, Barakatt performed "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" at the

Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (also the Kremlin) is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. Located in the centre of the country's capital city, the Moscow Kremlin comprises five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the K ...

during the concert event to mark the 25th anniversary of the foundation of DOMISOLKA who performed the Anthem with Barakatt on stage.

International Anthem of the Royal Golf Clubs

In 2017, Barakatt was commissioned by

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; , ) is the representative in Quebec of the monarch, who Monarchy in Quebec, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other jurisdictions of Canada. T ...

to compose the International Anthem of the Royal Golf Clubs. On September 12, 2017, the International of the Royal Golf Clubs was premiered at by La Musique du Royal 22e Régiment at La Citadelle de Québec

Usage by Korail

Upon the launching of

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

high speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single def ...

system, the Korea Train eXpress ( KTX),

Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...

used Barakatt's "Dreamers" for announcing arrival at the destination station until 2010, replacing "Looking for You" by Japanese saxophonist 'MALTA'. After 2010, "California Vibes" is played while a pre-recorded announcement informs passengers of the arrival of a station. The announcement declares the station name and reminds passengers to gather their belongings as they disembark the train.

The Official Anthem of Chateau Frontenac

On April 13, 2018, Le

Château Frontenac The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac (), is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Pl ...

became the first heritage building in the world to have its own official anthem. Barakatt composed the anthem and performed the world premiere in the Chateau Frontenac's Grand Ballroom with l' Orchestre Symphonique de Québec under the baton of Maestro Fabien Gabel.

Le Phare

Canadian firm Groupe Dallaire announced on November 15, 2016, the appointment of Barakatt as Creative Director of Le Phare real estate project in charge of the entertainment activities. Barakatt will supervise the conception of the facilities, the production of new entertainment content as well as the establishment of new partnerships for the creation of a world-class experience.

Awards and honours

*Winner of the Sillery music festival (1984 and 1986) *3 Nominations by the ADISQ (Between 1987 and 2005) *Youngest recipient of the Order of Merit of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (1988) *Nominated for the "Prix Rayonnement hors Québec" – Grands Québécois (1996) *Certificate of acknowledgement from the United Nations (2004) *Recipient of the ARISTA Bank of Montreal Prize "Young International Business Leader in Quebec" (2005) *Young Personality of the Year (National and International) Youth Chamber of Commerce of Quebec (2005) *Recipient of the Pierre-Garon prize (Artist of the year, Quebec City) (2006) *Honorary Governor of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in recognition of his contribution for the program in Quebec (2006) *SOCAN's Hagood Hardy Award-Composer of the Year-Instrumental (2010) *Plaque of Appreciation offered by the Prime Minister of the Republic of South Korea for the support and promotion of the City of Saemangeum (2017) *Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit (2019) *Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2021) *Great International Friend of the City of Jeonju, Republic of Korea (2023) *Medal of Quebec City, Canada (2024)

Discography

Work as recording artist

*''Double-Joie'' (1987) *''Audace/Audacity'' (1994) *''Escape'' (1996) *''Steve Barakatt Live'' (1997) *''Quebec'' (1998) *''Eternity'' (1999) *''A Love Affair'' (2000) *''Rainbow Bridge – The Collection'' (2000) *''All About Us'' (2001) *''The Best of Steve Barakatt'' (2004) *''The Best Inspirations'' (2005) *''Here I Am'' (2007) *''Someday, Somewhere'' (2011) *''"Dear Charlotte" – Single (2015)'' *''"Dear Charlotte" (Piano Solo) – Single (2015)'' *''"Moonlight Dream" – Single (2015)'' *''"Symphony of Greatest Hits" – Single (2015)'' *''"I Can't Live Without You" – Single (2016)'' *''"The Official Anthem of Chateau Frontenac" (2018)'' *''"One More Heart, One More Dream – The Official Anthem of Saemangeum" (2018)'' *''"Sursum Corda in Beirut" - Single (2020)'' *''"Autumn in Quebec, The Landscape" - Single (2020)'' *''"Néoréalité" - Album (2021)'' *''"Motherland" - Single (2022)'' *''"Give Me Some Love" - Single (2024)'' *''"Jeonju Rhapsody (The Official Anthem)" - Single (2024)''

Work as a composer/producer/pianist

* ''Emergence'' for

(1995) * ''Mou Tian'' for

, Daniel Chan, Joyce Yau, Ray Chan (1995) * ''En La Aerena'' for Guillermo Saldana (1995) * ''The Song of Stars'' for

(1996) * ''Ni Shi Shui'' for Leon Lai (1996) * ''C'est un promesse'' for Johanne Blouin (1997) * ''Kaze To Kino Uta'' for Sincere (1998) * ''Shitteru Tsumori'' for Yoko Oginome (1999) * ''Watashi Dake Ite'' for Noriko Sakai (2000) * ''Here We Are'' for

Audrey De Montigny Audrey De Montigny (born July 26, 1985) is a Canadian former singer. She placed fourth on the debut season of ''Canadian Idol''. De Montigny was nominated for a 2005 Juno Award for her eponymous debut album. Career Her career began in 2003, ...

(2006) * ''Love'' performed by Audrey de Montigny for Amnesty International's Make Some Noise (2007) * ''Rainbow Bridge'' performed by Sunmin (2010) * ''You Are Not Alone'' performed in duet with

(2010) * ''I'm Sorry + My Funny Valentine'' performed with John Park (2011) * ''Imagine'' with Chen of

EXO Exo (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay Zhang, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen (singer), Chen, Chanyeol, ...

(2016) * ''Sound of Your Heart'' with Lee Dong-woo,

Yesung Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality, and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroup ...

Super Junior Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and ...

, Sunny of

Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess) In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...

of f(x),

Wendy Wendy is a given name generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s, a male Captain Wendy Oxford was identified by the Leveller John Lilburne as a spy reporting on his activit ...

and

Seulgi Kang Seul-gi (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet (group), Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the super ...

of Red Velvet, and Taeil and Doyoung of NCT (2016) * ''Devenir - The Official Anthem of Ordre national du Québec'' (2021)

UNICEF Ambassador

On March 9, 2007, Barakatt and his wife, Russian-born Olympic gymnast Elena Grosheva, were both appointed UNICEF Canada Ambassadors. They were the first couple to be given that honor.

IMAGINE for UNICEF

Barakatt is among the international artists who participated in the IMAGINE for UNICEF project in recording a new version of John Lennon's "Imagine". The music video has been filmed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2015.

Ensembles and artists who performed Barakatt's compositions

* L' Orchestre symphonique de Québec (Canada) * L'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal (Canada) * The

(Czech Republic) * Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra (Kazakhstan) * The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (Canada) * The Delta Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Ottawa Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra (Canada) * The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra (Australia) * The

Lahti Symphony Orchestra The Lahti Symphony Orchestra (''Sinfonia Lahti'') is a Finland, Finnish orchestra, based in the city of Lahti. The orchestra is resident at the Sibelius Hall. The orchestra was founded in 1910, and placed under the control of the Lahti municipali ...

(Finland) * L' Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (France) * La Maitrise de Radio France (France) * The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (China) * The choir of the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; ) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Can ...

Band (Canada) * Korean Pops Orchestra (South Korea) * The Edward Said National Youth Conservatory (Palestinian Occupied Territories) * Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Poland) * Auckland Symphony Orchestra (New Zealand) * The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (Turkey) *

* Richard O'Neill * Helmut Lotti *

Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * A ...

* Andrew Wan (OSM) * Agnes Chan *

* The Alexandrov Red Army Choir *

* Joo-Hyun Kim *

Yoav Talmi Yoav Talmi (; born April 28, 1943), is an Israeli Conductor (music), conductor and composer. Biography Yoav Talmi was born in Kibbutz Merhavia (kibbutz), Merhavia. He studied Musical composition, composition and orchestral direction, first in ...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (; born Yannick Séguin;David Patrick Stearns, "Nezet-Seguin signs Philadelphia Orchestra contract". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 19 June 2010. 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is the music dir ...

* Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra *

* Daniel Chan * Joyce Yau * John Park * Ray Chan * Guillermo Saldana * Children's Choir DOMISOLKA *

* Johanne Blouin * Sincere * Yoko Oginome * Noriko Sakai *

* SunMin * Yiruma * Yuhki Kuramoto

References

External links

Official Web Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barakatt, Steve 1973 births Canadian male composers Canadian pop singers Living people Musicians from Quebec City Canadian people of Lebanese descent Canadian male pianists 21st-century Canadian composers 21st-century Canadian pianists 21st-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian singers New-age pianists Knights of the National Order of Quebec