Originally from Damascus, Syria, Kinan brings his music to all corners of the world as a clarinet soloist, composer and improviser.

Kinan’s compositions include several works for solo, chamber, and orchestral music, as well as music for film, live illustration, and electronics. He has performed as a soloist with and been commissioned by the New York Philharmonic.

He serves as artistic director of the Damascus Festival Chamber Players, a pan-Arab ensemble dedicated to contemporary music form the Arab world. He is also a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, whose 2017 Grammy Award-winning album “Sing Me Home” features Kinan as a clarinetist and composer.