Pianist Nour Ayadi visits Levine for a special master class featuring advanced Levine piano students. Presented in partnership with the French-American Piano Society.
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About Nour Ayadi
French-Moroccan pianist Nour Ayadi began playing piano at age six in Morocco before continuing her studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where she graduated with highest honors. She has also been an artist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Haute École de Musique de Genève, studying with András Schiff, Maria João Pires, and Nelson Goerner.
Winner of the First Grand Prize at the SAR Lalla Meryem Competition in 2016 and the Cortot Prize in 2019, Ayadi was nominated for the 2024 Victoires de la Musique Classique. She performs at international festivals including La Roque d’Anthéron, the Verbier Festival, and Les Folles Journées de Nantes. Her collaborators include Petri Sakari, Augustin Dumay, Christophe Koncz, Mikko Franck, and Gautier Capuçon. Her recordings include an album dedicated to Schumann and Poulenc and a 2026 release exploring Faust in literature and music.
Alongside her musical career, Ayadi holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public affairs from Sciences Po Paris, where she also lectures. She has participated in international conferences and is pursuing the Certificat d’Aptitude teaching diploma at the Paris Conservatory. In 2025, she was named an ambassador of Switzerland’s Classeek program and awarded the title of Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.