Simon Ghraichy

Simon Ghraichy (born in 1985) is a Lebanese-Mexican pianist living in Paris, France.

Early life and education

After a cosmopolitan childhood and teenage life (Lebanon, Mexico, Canada), Ghraichy landed in Paris and entered the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt at age 16. He was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris in 2004 then to the Sibelius Academy of Helsinki in 2008. He studied with Michel Beroff, Daria Hovora and Tuija Hakkila. He also participated in masterclasses with famous pianists such as Cyprien Katsaris, Jean-Philippe Collard, Gergely Bogányi and Jerome Lowenthal.

During his musical studies, he received many international prizes, especially from the BNDES (Banco do Brasil) International Piano competition in Rio de Janeiro,[1] the Manuel Ponce Competition in Mexico[2] and the Georges Cziffra Foundation’s prize in France.

Career

In 2010 critic Robert Hughes at the Wall Street Journal positively reviewed Ghraichy’s interpretation of Liszt’s Reminiscences de Don Juan.[3] He has since been invited to many festivals, such as the UniSA international festival in South Africa, EXIT Festival in Serbia and Isang Yun Festival in South Korea, and venues such as Salle Cortot[4] and Musée d’Orsay[5] in Paris, Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven and Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh in the Netherlands, Sala Elisa Carillo – Centro Cultural Mexiquense Bicentenario in Mexico.

He has performed as a soloist with orchestras, including State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra,[6] Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB), Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra,[7] Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Almaty Symphony Orchestra and Guadalajara Juvenile Symphony Orchestra.[8]

In June 2014, Simon Ghraichy played for the French and American UN-soldiers in Bamako, Mali.[9]

In 2015, Simon Ghraichy played at the Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence,[10] at the Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon for the 60th edition, at Bard Music Festival in New York with the American Symphony Orchestra [11] and was invited at the Lisztomanias Festival in France.[12] He makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut in October 2015 [13] and also plays at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC in March 2016 and at the Berlin Philharmonie in the fall of 2016.

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References

  1. ↑ BNDES International Piano Competition
  2. ↑ Manuel M. Ponce Piano Competition
  3. ↑ Robert Hughes' critic
  4. ↑ Salle Cortot
  5. ↑ Musée D'Orsay
  6. ↑ State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
  7. ↑ Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra
  8. ↑ Guadalajara Juvenile Symphony Orchestra
  9. ↑ UN Concert
  10. ↑ Aix en Provence Festival
  11. ↑ Bard Music Festival
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Carnegeie Hall concert
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