Education
She has studied during the summer at the Aspen Music Festival and School, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, among others
She has studied during the summer at the Aspen Music Festival and School, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, among others
She currently resides in New New York Currently a pre-college student of The Juilliard School, Azzi studies with Yoheved Kaplinsky. She attends high school at the Professional Performing Arts School.
She actively promotes music through numerous outreach programs and community services both in solo and chamber music performances.
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.
She was also featured exclusively on the "Impromptu" program on 98.7WFMT. Her orchestral debut at the age of 12 led her to perform Beethoven"s Piano Concerto Number. 2 with the Boston Neopolitan Chamber Orchestra in Cambridge, Master of Arts under the baton of conductor Jon Ceander Mitchell. She has been a soloist with several other orchestras since then, including the Tampa Bay Symphony, Northwest Indiana Symphony, New Philharmonic Orchestra, and Juilliard Pre-College String Ensemble under distinguished conductors.
She most recently performed in Montreal on 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 National Public Radio"s From the Top radio program 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 television Director Ali Jaber, automatically qualifying her to the semi-final round. Company-host Raya Abirached dubbed her the "golden girl." 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.
National Broadcasting Company News interview
Channel 14 interview
Saint St. Petersburg Times Article
Tampa Tribune Article
Dunedin Beacon Article
From the Top broadcast
Pasco Tribune Article
Talent Notes
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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. First prize in the Overall and the ART New Music at the 2011 New Music National Young Artist Competition in Chicago, Illinois. Winner of the 2011 Tampa Bay Symphony Young Artist Competition. 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.
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.
