Author: Rim Dawa

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Aeham Ahmad, Syrian pianist in Damascus (photo: Johannes-Wasmuth-Gesellschaft e.V./Niraz Saied)

Interview with the pianist Aeham Ahmad

Bittersweet memories of Syria

Syrian Palestinian musician Aeham Ahmad caught the attention of the international media with his singing and piano-playing in the rubble of the Palestinian refugee camp Jarmuk in Syria. Now the 27-year-old has been awarded the International Beethoven Prize. Interview by Rim DawaMore

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