Aidan Mikdad to participate as student-in-residence in Verbier Festival Academy

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We are proud to announce that Aidan Mikdad (14), piano student at the Sweelinck Academy with Mila Baslawskaja, has been invited to participate as student-in-residence in the Verbier Festival Academy.

We are proud to announce that Aidan Mikdad (14), piano student at the Sweelinck Academy with Mila Baslawskaja, has been invited to participate as student-in-residence in the Verbier Festival Academy. This is an exceptional honour and testifies to the high level of playing Aidan has attained at such a young age.
The Verbier Festival Academy is part of the Verbier Festival, which will take -place from July 22 - August 72016 inSwitzerland. Aidan’s participation includes masterclasses with Klaus Hellwig and Ferenc Rados and a solo performance.

Only last month Aidan won first prize at the international competition Premio internazionale pianistico ‘A. Scriabin’ in Grosseto, Italy, for pianists up to 35 years of age, where he was by far the youngest participant.

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