Rami Khalife

Pianist Rami Khalifé was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 25, 1981. After a short introduction to the keyboard, he left Lebanon at age seven, eventually resuming his musical training in Paris, France, at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt under the direction of Alfred Herzog. There he studied with Louis-Claude Thirion and Marie-Paule Siuguet, while taking concurrent private studies with Abdel Rahman El Bacha. Khalifé received several awards during those years in Paris, most notable among them at the Radio France, UFAM, and Claude Kahn piano compe...