Mohammad Othman Sidiq(b.1962, Baghdad)
Iraqi pianist, conductor and composer of orchestral and chamber works performed in Europe, the Middle East and North America. Self taught as composer Mohammad studied piano at the Music and Ballet School in Baghdad 1968-1980 and later on piano with Vera Barisivna at the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow where he obtained his MMus in 1997.Among his several Honors and prizes are First prize in the Arab Song Competition in Cairo in 2000.He is currently conductor of the Amman Philharmonic Orchestra , head of the...
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Founder and pianist of the Ateek Ensemble . Sorbonne graduate in musicology.Studied piano and music at the Ecole Normale in Paris and Trinity College of Music,London.She has studied with world famous professors and performers such as Philip Fowke, Raymond Banning, Laurent Cabasso, Ruth Nuy, Eric Vidonne, and Thian Enguyen .Zina has participated in many festivals in Jordan, Morocco, France and Vienna. She performs worldwide as soloist and accompanist and is currently teaching piano. Website:...
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