Iyad Sughayer (born 16 October 1993 in Amman) is a

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

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Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

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pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

. Sughayer started playing the piano at the age of five and studied at the National Music Conservatory (NMC) in Amman,

. He was taught by the piano composer and conductor of the Amman Symphony Orchestra, Muhammed Othman Sidiq. From 2008 he studied at

Chetham's School of Music Chetham's School of Music () is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education a ...

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England, with Murray McLachlan and Marie-Louise Taylor. He graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music as a scholar in Manchester and from the

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...

in London. Sughayer has participated in many concerts outside Jordan, including in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

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, and Lithuania. In the United Kingdom, he has played at Manchester Cathedral. He has played with orchestras including the Amman Symphony Orchestra,

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra The BBC Philharmonic is a national British broadcasting symphony orchestra and is one of five radio orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Philharmonic is a department of the BBC North Group division based at Media ...

, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, and the

Manchester Camerata The Manchester Camerata is a British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. A sub-group from the orchestra, the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, specialises in chamber music performances. The orchestra's primary concert venue is The Bridg ...

. Sughayer is an artist with the City Music Foundation. He was the

Trinity Laban Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...

2018 Gold Medalist. He has studied with Martino Tirimo and

Peter Tuite Peter Tuite ( Irish: ''Peadar de Tiúit'') is a classical concert pianist. Early studies Born in Dublin, Tuite was first educated at Belvedere College SJ. He studied under Anthony Glavin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and later at the Peab ...

. In 2019, his debut album with BIS Records was released, featuring piano works by the

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

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Aram Khachaturian Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; rus, Арам Ильич Хачатурян, , ɐˈram ɨˈlʲjitɕ xətɕɪtʊˈrʲan, Ru-Aram Ilyich Khachaturian.ogg; hy, Արամ Խաչատրյան, ''Aram Xačʿatryan''; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet and Armenia ...

(1903–1978).

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* 1993 births Living people People from Amman Jordanian pianists Palestinian musicians Jordanian expatriates in the United Kingdom Palestinian expatriates in the United Kingdom People educated at Chetham's School of Music Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music Alumni of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 21st-century classical pianists Male classical pianists 21st-century male musicians {{pianist-stub