Mariam Abouzahra
violin
Seventeen-year-old violinist Mariam Abouzahra, born to Hungarian and Egyptian parents, gave her orchestral debut at the age of six. Since then, she has appeared on major stages with leading orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic London, Bamberg Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, ORF Radio-Symphony Vienna, Concerto Budapest, Hungarian National Philharmonic and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra.
She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Plácido Domingo, Jakub Hrůša, Gábor Takács-Nagy, András Keller, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Kristjan Järvi.
In 2024 she won First Prize and the Soroptimist Prize at the International Viotti Competition, becoming the youngest winner in its history. Her distinctions also include the ICMA Discovery Award 2026 and prizes at ORF’s Goldene Note, the Nutcracker Competition in Moscow and the Ilona Fehér Competition.
Mariam has studied with Professor Dora Schwarzberg since the age of ten and has received artistic guidance from Gerhard Schulz, Donald Weilerstein, Augustin Hadelich, György Pauk, Christian Tetzlaff and Kristóf Baráti.