Progetto Martha Argerich

italiano

Performers

piano

Myriam Farid

 

Born of Egyptian parents in Kinshasa (Congo), at young age Myriam Farid immigrated to Quebec, where she began her musical studies at the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Val D’Or. Following further studies in Paris, upon her return to Quebec she obtained her Master’s in interpretation and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Montréal. Throughout her career, various musical influences, cultural diversity and auspicious encounters have contributed to the development of her art. Myriam Farid has taken many advanced courses to perfect her skills and partecipated in several master classes given by esteemed pianists such as Jerome Lowenthal (dean at the Juilliard School of Music), Monique Deschaussée (professor at the CNSM), Ramsi Yassa, Seth Knopp (professor at Peabody School of Music), and the conductor Raffi Armenian. She has been invited by the numerous orchestras, including the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. She has worked with the conductors Christoph Mueller (Abbado’s assistant conductor at the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra) and Johannes Harneit (artistic director of the Hannover Opera). She has played in recital and as a chamber musician. An impassioned supporter of contemporary repertoire, Myriam Farid has also collaborated on the premiere of works by young Canadian composers. She has been living in Brussels since 2007.

Performances

Works Performed

  • Bernstein/Musto - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story