Child Wadih Nahal is an exceptional musical talent and local and international achievements

Latakia - Sana

Achievement and creativity is present when the name of the child Wadih Nahal is mentioned in any concert and local or international competition, so that his arrival to the last stage of the "Mozart International" piano competition in Switzerland constitutes among the twenty qualified people under the age of 18, one of the stations of continuous success that promises great musical talent.

The record of 13-year-old Nahal is full of achievements at the level of Syria through the leadership in the Pioneers of the Pioneers competition on the piano instrument and at the international level, by achieving first place in the category “B” in the 5th Solhi Al-Wadi International Piano Competition and the prize for playing with the National Symphony Orchestra.

Nahal, who considers qualifying for the final stage of the Mozart competition as one of the most important global competitions on the piano, is a pride for himself and for his country as he represents a Syrian child who innovates in a country that for ten years has tried to destroy and kill the future of his children with terrorism.

In an interview with Sana Cultural, Nahal talks with great passion about the music that his own world sees. The child who started playing the piano at the age of five years with the support of his family is now a sixth-year student at the Perin Music Institute affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and a member of the Good Shepherd Choir and Dream Choir of the Department Ecumenical relations and development and lays out his first steps in composition and composition.

Nahal's talent for composing came to light when he played a piece of music written by him entitled "When Syria Cries", in which he expressed the pain of war during his participation in the Mozart competition, in addition to pieces by major European classical authors.

Nahal considers that what he has accomplished is steps towards reaching his dream of playing in the largest theaters, presenting his music to the world, and representing Syria in the best way in which he sees a beautiful future for her children to make.

Child Wadih and a professor of piano at the Perineal Institute Aya Al-Arsuzi, who supervised the development of his talent since the age of six years, saw in his talent an exceptional case and great capabilities that make him a great music project, indicating that he is the only Arab child who qualified to the Mozart competition, which was held online due to the current Corona epidemic and includes A jury composed of the most important international musicians.

Al-Arsuzi stressed the importance of discovering talents in children and nurturing them and focusing on music as a means of education and upbringing, especially with the presence of institutes that incubate talents and professors who possess academic knowledge and ability to communicate with children and put their talents on the right path, noting the great demand that music has received from parents and children despite the circumstances of the war on Syria. Which made music a space for self-expression and connection with the surroundings.

Fatima Nasser