Aeham Ahmad was born in Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus. His father encouraged his musical talent, and at age seven, he began piano lessons at the Arab Institute in Damascus. He later studied music education in Homs and worked as a music teacher. In 2015, he fled to Germany because of the war in Syria. Today. he lives with his family in Wiesbaden and gives concerts all over Europe. In December 2015, Ahmad was awarded the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights. The Pianist from Syria is his first book.
L'image a fait le tour des réseaux sociaux : un jeune homme joue et chante dans la rue, au milieu des décombres et des maisons éventrées de Yarmouk, une ville de réfugiés palestiniens proche de Damas. Figure iconique, celui que l'on surnomme désormais " le musicien...
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