Iyad Sughayer

Iyad Sughayer
Born (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)
Amman, Jordan
EducationNational Music Conservatory (Amman, Jordan), Chetham's School of Music (UK)
Alma materRoyal Northern College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
OccupationClassical pianist
Notable workKhachaturian – Piano Works[1][2]
AwardsTrinity Laban 2018 Gold Medalist;[3] City Music Foundation Artist 2019[4]
Websiteiyadsughayer.com

Iyad Sughayer (Arabic: إياد الصغًير; born 16 October 1993 in Amman) is a Jordanian-Palestinian classical pianist.[5][4]

Sughayer started playing the piano at the age of five and studied at the National Music Conservatory (NMC) in Amman, Jordan. He was taught by the composer and conductor of the Amman Symphony Orchestra, Muhammed Othman Sidiq. From 2008, he studied at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, England, with Murray McLachlan and Marie-Louise Taylor.[5] He graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music as a scholar in Manchester and from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.[citation needed]

Sughayer has participated in many concerts outside Jordan, including in Cyprus, Italy, and Lithuania. In the United Kingdom, he has performed at Manchester Cathedral.[6] He has played with orchestras including the Amman Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, and the Manchester Camerata.[5]

Sughayer is an artist with the City Music Foundation.[4][7] He was the Trinity Laban 2018 Gold Medalist.[3][8] He has studied with Martino Tirimo and Peter Tuite. In 2019, his debut album with BIS Records was released,[9] featuring piano works by the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Khachaturian – Piano Works". Sweden: BIS Records. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Khachaturian Piano Works (Iyad Sughayer)". Gramophone. UK. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gold Medal Winner 2018 Announced". UK: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Iyad Sughayer". City Music Foundation. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Biography". Iyad Sughayer. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ Beale, Robert (3 May 2017). "City Sughayer, Manchester Camerata Soloists, Manchester Cathedral". Reviews, News & Interviews. UK: theArtsDesk.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Melissa (10 February 2020). "City Music Foundation 2020 applications open". Classical Music. UK: Rhinegold Publishing. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Trinity Laban 2019 Gold Medalist announced". The Strad. UK. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Iyad Sughayer". Sweden: BIS Records. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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