Acclaimed pianist, Marouan Benabdallah will be giving piano workshop at Shofar Music Academy, Dimapur, Nagaland on November 22 (4:00 pm to 5:00 pm for Beginners to early intermediate students and 5:00pm to 6:00pm for advanced pianists) and concert at Nagaland Conservatory of Music on November 23 (6:00pm). The piano workshop registration fee is Rs 500 (inclusive of the concert pass). Both the events are supported by The embassy of The Kingdom of Morocco. Marouan, a yamaha artist have performed in several international concert stage such as Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Aspen Music Festival, Teatro etc. With a musical heritage deeply rooted in the Hungarian tradition, Benabdallah received his formal training at the Bela Bartok Conservatory and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, and in 2008, was presented with the Medal of the Hungarian Parliament for his achievement in music - an honor he shares with such artists as Placido Domingo, José Cura and others. After being awarded the First Prize at nearly every major competition in his native Morocco by age 13, Benabdallah first attracted international attention in 2003, following his triumphs at the Hungarian Radio Piano Competition, the Andorra Grand Prize, and shortly after, the Naples International Piano Competition. His successes quickly lead to performances in Germany, Austria, China, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, among others. More recently, Marouan Benabdallah was a prizewinner at the Arthur Rubinstein Master Competition in Tel-Aviv, Israel, where the local media proclaimed his playing “miraculous” (Maariv). Marouan Benabdallah makes his home between Paris, Budapest, Rabat and Washington D.C.
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