User:Amirawad

Amir Awad (Piano)

• Born in Alexandria in 1982, and began studying piano at age of 6 in Conservatoire d'Alexandrie.

• He studied with Dr.Minou Ghareb and Mme Lea D'Ambra.

• In 1999, he got his diploma in piano from the Academy of Arts.

• In 2001, he got Grade 8 from the Royal School of Music- London.

• In 2002, he won the first prize in piano in Alexandria first Competition for Music.

• In 2003, he got Performance Certificate from Trinity College of Music- London.

• In the same year he played in Cairo Opera House in the 50th Anniversary for the Royal School of Music in Egypt.

• In 2004, he got his Bachelor of Science in Communications and Electronics from the faculty of Engineering- Alexandria University.

• In the same year he joined the 2nd Ineternational Alexandria Mediterranean Song Festival and accompanied the French singer Bernand Pisani in Alexandria Opera House.

• Also he joined the Italian Cultural Week and accompanied the mezzo-soprano Katarina Nikolich in Alexandria Opera House. • He gave many solo recitals in Alexandria.

• He is the librarian for Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra.

• He is a member of the BA Chamber Orchestra as Harpsichordist and Pianist.

• He accompanied BA Choir and Children Choir.

• He gave many recitals with soloists from BA Chamber Orchestra.

• He arranged many pieces for BA Orchestra.

• Beside his musical career, he works as Instrumentation engineer.