Nadia Azzi

Currently a student of the Colburn School, Azzi studies with Fabio Bidini. She had previously been a pre-college student of The Juilliard School, studying with Yoheved Kaplinsky, and graduated high school at the Professional Performing Arts School. Azzi had studied during the summer at the Aspen Music Festival and School, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, among others. She is on the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) listing for the most academically gifted students and is a member of the American Mensa. She actively promotes music through numerous outreach programs and community services both in solo and chamber music performances.

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In 2010, she made her New York City debut performing at Carnegie Hall. She later returned to Carnegie Hall for performances on two other occasions. In the summer of 2010, Azzi had her European debut at the Teatro Communale in Sterzing, Italy. She also performed in many places in Aspen, Colorado. Azzi's Canadian debut was featured on Radio Canada International.{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/montreal-nadia-azzi-13-on-radio-canada-international-video-ZQybMTsBXhc-470-2.html |title=Nadia Azzi (13) on Radio Canada International |publisher=RCI |accessdate=May 12, 2012}} She was also featured exclusively on the "Impromptu" program on 98.7 WFMT in Chicago, Illinois, carrying classical music programming.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.wfmt.com/impromptu/2011/10/28/nadia-azzi-piano/ |title=Nadia Azzi, piano |publisher=WFMT |accessdate=October 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515225350/http://blogs.wfmt.com/impromptu/2011/10/28/nadia-azzi-piano/ |archivedate=May 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

Her orchestral debut at the age of 12 led her to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Boston Neapolitan Chamber Orchestra in Cambridge, MA under the baton of conductor Jon Ceander Mitchell.{{cite web |url=http://www.bnco.org/Concerts.htm |title=Concerts |publisher=BNCO |accessdate=November 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232332/http://www.bnco.org/Concerts.htm |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }} She has been a soloist with several other orchestras since then, including the Tampa Bay Symphony,{{cite web |url=http://tampabaysymphony.com/bios/nazzi.htm |title=Nadia Azzi |publisher=Tampa Bay Symphony |accessdate=May 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518213332/http://www.tampabaysymphony.com/bios/nazzi.htm |archivedate=May 18, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} Northwest Indiana Symphony, New Philharmonic Orchestra, and Juilliard Pre-College String Ensemble under distinguished conductors. She performed in Montreal in July 2014 at the Salle Bourgie with the Orchestre de la Francophonie under conductor Jean-Philippe Tremblay.

In 2012, she made her debut at the Newport Music Festival. Also in 2012, Azzi played on NPR's From the Top radio program. In 2013 and 2014, she performed at the Junior Piano Academy Eppan in Italy, the Bravo Niagara International Music Festival in Canada, the 15th Youth America Grand Prix Anniversary Celebration at David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, Aspen Music Festival, and in Washington, D.C. by an invitation from the Florida House on Capitol Hill.

Nadia appeared on Arabs Got Talent in 2015 and got the golden buzz from MBC Group TV Director Ali Jaber, automatically qualifying her to the semi-final round.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/television/shock-as-pianist-azzi-is-voted-off-arabs-got-talent |title=Shock as pianist Azzi is voted off Arabs Got Talent|publisher=TheNational |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} Co-host Raya Abirached dubbed her the "golden girl."{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/television/golden-moments-from-arabs-got-talent-include-nadia-qazi-playing-turkish-march-on-the-piano |title=Golden moments from Arabs Got Talent include Nadia Qazi playing Turkish March on the piano|publisher=TheNational |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} Jaber told her, "Nadia, you are magnificent, you raise the name of Arabs and of Lebanon. I am so very proud of you." She placed in the top 3 in the semi-final round.

• Gold Medal at the 2010 and 2012 "Passion of Music" Festival by the American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADGT)
• Youngest winner of the 2010 Orfeo International Music Festival Competition in Italy.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmta.org/Competition%20winners/FSMTA_NadiaAzzi.asp |title=Nadia Azzi |publisher=FSMTA |accessdate=November 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404020944/http://www.fmta.org/Competition%20winners/FSMTA_NadiaAzzi.asp |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
• First prize in the Overall and the ART New Music Awards at the 2011 New Music National Young Artist Competition in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://newmusicnationalyoungartistcompetition.com/ |title=Congratulations to the 2011 Winners |publisher=New Music National Young Artist Competition |accessdate=October 31, 2011}}
• Winner of the 2011 Tampa Bay Symphony Young Artist Competition.{{cite web |url=http://tampabaysymphony.com/home.htm |title=Congratulations Nadia Azzi, Young Artist Competition Winner |publisher=Tampa Bay Symphony |accessdate=November 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129001225/http://tampabaysymphony.com/home.htm |archivedate=November 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
• Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 Crescendo International Music Competition.
• First Prize Winner of the 2013 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition
• Second Prize and Audience Prize Winner of the 2013 Thousand Islands International Chopin Piano Competition
• First Prize of the 2014 Nordmann Scholarship Competition, which gave her a full tuition merit scholarship to continue her study at Juilliard Pre-College Division
• First Prize at the Western instrument category of 2014 Sinovision Teen's Talent Show

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• [http://nadiaazzi.com/ official website]
• [https://www.youtube.com/nanarina4 YouTube]
• [https://www.facebook.com/NadiaAzzi Facebook]
• [https://www.twitter.com/NadiaAzzi18 Twitter]
• [http://instagram.com/nanarina4/ Instagram]

• [http://www2.tbo.com/entertainment/entertainment/2010/may/04/11-year-old-plays-at-carnegie-hall-63502-vi-4923/ NBC News interview]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120404021124/https://pcsb.org/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=733&video_id=183 Channel 14 interview]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121115000118/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/dunedin-sixth-grader-will-play-piano-at-new-york-citys-carnegie-hall/1088183 St. Petersburg Times Article]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233430/http://duke1.tbo.com/content/2010/may/04/palm-harbor-pianist-11-performs-carnegie-hall/ Tampa Tribune Article]
• [http://www.tbnweekly.com/pubs/dunedin_beacon/content_articles/052710_dun-01.txt/ Dunedin Beacon Article]
• [http://www.fromthetop.org/content/listen-show-264-sarasota-florida From the Top broadcast ]
• [http://tbo.com/pasco-county/teen-to-perform-with-orchestra-today-628318 Pasco Tribune Article]
• [http://thetalentnotes.com/2013/03/23/nadia-azzi-classical-pianist/ Talent Notes]
• [http://www.iaam.com/magazine/you-are-a-star/A-World-Renowned-Pianist-in-the-Making#.U8F6brGooTA iaam]
• [http://www.newportri.com/article/20120711/ENTERTAINMENT/307119980]

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