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MARIAM ABOUZAHRA

 

Mariam Abouzahra was born in 2008 in Germany to Hungarian ans Egyptian parents. She is currently studying at the University of Music in Vienna with Dora Schwarzberg. As a soloist, Mariam has appeared with the Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Concerto Budapest, Philharmonie Baden-Baden and many others. She has performed in 24 countries (Lincoln Center, Covent Garden, Tchaikowsky Hall, Merkin Hall, Cairo Opera House, Musikverein Vienna). In 2024, Mariam was invited to the Verbier Festival as Junior Soloist. She is a prize winner of many competitions (llona Fehér, A. Grumiaux, „Nutcracker“ Moscow, Career Grant New York etc.). Mariam performed in concerts with artists such as Plácido Domingo, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Máté Sz?cs, István Várdai and András Keller.

PROGRAM

 

First Round

Eugène Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata N. 5 op. 27

Niccolò Paganini: Caprices for Violin op. 1 N. 15; 23; 24

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto N. 5 in A major K 219 (Allegro)

Second Round

Maurice Ravel: Tzigane for violin and piano

Claude Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano in G minor L 140

Johannes Brahms: Sonata N. 3 in D minor op. 108

Semifinal

Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano N. 1

Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin SZ. 117

Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song

Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from “Midsummer Night’s Dream” (arr. W. Burmester)

Final with orchestra

Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 77