ArtistInfo

Amir Farid

p, AU
Musician of Classical and Latin

Amir Farid (Persian: امیر فرید‎‎) is an Iranian-Australian solo pianist and chamber musician based in Melbourne. He is also the pianist member of Benaud Trio as well as the principal accompanist for the senior performing ensemble of the Australian Children's Choir. In 2006 he won the first prize of the prestigious Australian National Piano Award. In 2007 he was granted the Encouragement Award at the 2007 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition; this Competition is considered as Australia's most prestigious event for solo pianists. In the same year he won The Geoffrey Parsons Award, the only competition in Australia that focuses entirely on the art of piano accompaniment.

Genres

• Classical
• Latin

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