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Pianist Nada is a performing and recording artist specializing in the solo piano works of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). She is managed by Price Attractions. and is promoted as a recording artist by Phoenix Classical

Early Years and Education
According to biographical information on her website, Pianist Nada was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She began her piano education, but had to stop formal lessons when her family fled the destruction of the Lebanese Civil War. As a result of her internal displacement, Nada was mainly self-taught, relying on only a few music books to learn her instrument. She was later admitted to the Paris Conservatory and became the first Middle-Eastern woman to earn First Prize in the piano competition in 1984. She spent several years touring and giving concerts throughout Europe, but then completed further studies at the Banff Center in Canada. She also continued her education at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.

Performances
Nada has performed in Salle Gaveau in Paris, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Yamaha Hall in Tokyo, Auditorium de Radio-France, Assembly Hall (AUB). She has appeared as a soloist with the Louisville Orchestra, Lakeside Symphony, Lebanese National Philharmonic, Belgrade Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Arts Institute, Eastman School of Music, Salzburg Festival, and Montpellier Festival.

Outreach
In addition to her concertizing, Pianist Nada has hosted and performed on her own radio series called The Classical Hour. The Classical Hour was broadcast on WCHQ 100.9 FM. Pianist Nada has also hosted regular performances on the platform Groupmuse and is currently featured on Bardstown Radio. As an educator, Pianist Nada has given masterclasses (Basel, Switzerland and Campbellsville University, KY) and served as artist in residence (Bellarmine University and Fairmont College) at universities and colleges both in the US and Europe. She is an adjunct instructor for piano studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.

International Renown
Pianist Nada has been reviewed and interviewed in many publications, including Fanfare, International Piano, and The European Journal for Pianists and Piano Teachers.

International Piano

Dreaming of Brahms

Pianist Magazine

Piano Journal

Fanfare reviews: Nada In Hamburg, reviewed by Jerry Dubins, Fanfare, issue 40:2:

Nada In Hamburg, reviewed by Paul Orgel, Fanfare, issue 40:2:

I Felt He Was There: An Interview with Pianist Nada on Her Fourth Brahms Recording, by Jacqueline Kharouf, Fanfare, issue 42:4: Johannes Brahms, reviewed by Jerry Dubins, Fanfare, issue 42:4:

Reviewed by Paul Orgel, Fanfare, issue 42:4:

Reviewed by Jerry Dubins, Fanfare, issue 42:4:

Interview with Pianist Nada, by Ken Meltzer, Fanfare, issue 45:3:

Johannes Brahms, reviewed by Jerry Dubins, Fanfare, issue 45:3

Johannes Brahms, reviewed by Colin Clarke, Fanfare, issue 45:3:

Johannes Brahms, reviewed by Ken Meltzer, Fanfare, issue 45:3:

Pianist Nada’s Brahmsian Odyssey Continues, by Robert Schulslaper, Fanfare, issue 46:2:

Brahms Symphony No. 1, reviewed by James Harrington, Fanfare, issue 46:2:

Brahms Symphony No. 1, reviewed by Ken Meltzer, Fanfare, issue 46:2:

Pianist Nada and the Message of Brahms, by Jacqueline Kharouf, Fanfare, issue 47:1: