Mariam Abouzahra
violin
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Violinist Mariam Abouzahra gave her orchestral debut at age six and has since appeared with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic London, Bamberg Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, ORF Radio-Symphony Vienna, Concerto Budapest, Hungarian National Philharmonic and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. She has collaborated with 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 the competition’s 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 studies with Dora Schwarzberg and has also received artistic guidance from Gerhard Schulz, Donald Weilerstein, Augustin Hadelich, György Pauk, Christian Tetzlaff and Kristóf Baráti.