Simon Ghraichy

Simon Ghraichy (born in 1985) is a French pianist of Lebanese and Mexican heritage, living in Paris, France. After a cosmopolitan childhood and teenage life (Lebanon, Mexico, Canada), Ghraichy landed in Paris and entered the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt at age 16. He was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris in 2004 then to the Sibelius Academy of Helsinki in 2008. He studied with Michel Beroff, Daria Hovora and Tuija Hakkila. He also participated in masterclasses with famous pianists such as Cyprien Katsaris, Jean-Philippe Collard, Gergely Bogányi and Jerome Lowenthal. During his musical studies, he received many international prizes, especially from the BNDES (Banco do Brasil) International Piano competition in Rio de Janeiro,[1] the Manuel Ponce Competition in Mexico[2] and the Georges Cziffra Foundation’s prize in France.