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AISHA SYED CASTRO
  • FieldMusic / String instrument (Violin)
  • CountryDominican Republic

One of the youngest and most talented ambassadors of the violin in the world Described by the press in three continents as a ‘virtuoso’

 

1. Became the first Latina to attend the child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin School in England where she also studied at the Royal College of Music with a full scholarship by the Soirée d’Or committee

2. Has performed all around the world as a soloist in places such as the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius, the Palacio de Linares in Madrid, the Fontainebleau Palace in Fontainebleau, the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius, etc.

3. Was made the youngest ever Honorary Professor of the Arts Faculty at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, which was founded in 1538(2014)

4. The violins she performs on are the extraordinary 1690 “Stephens” Stradivarius and an Antonius Pelizon violin both kindly provided by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins