Acclaimed International Concert Pianist, Amira Fouad is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Youth Orchestra and the Artistic Director of ENCORE!, one of the leading performing arts companies in the UAE specialising in Classical Music and the Arts.

Since her London début recital at St. Martin-in-the- Fields, Amira Fouad’s performing career has taken her on tour to North America, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa. She has been heard at some of the world’s great concert halls such as Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna, Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Usher Hall in Edinburgh, The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Cairo Opera House, St. John’s Smith Square, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall in London. She has performed with various orchestras internationally such as the English Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.

Finnish violinist, Eva Gräsbeck studied violin at Turku Conservatory in Finland, the Belarus Academy in Russia and the Sibelius Academy in Finland. Her teacher, Olga Parhomenko, was a student of David Oistrach. She completed her diploma and graduated with highest honors from the Sibelius Academy receiving a Masters degree in violin playing. She has performed as a soloist and played in various chamber music ensembles in Finland, Russia and many European countries. Eva was a member of the Finnish National Opera, where she was employed for over 20 years as First Violin. Eva is a much sought-after violin teacher in many schools across the UAE. She has a very successful teaching practise in Dubai with over 50 students. Her students have received prizes in both International competitions and won the UAE Young Musician of the Year prize. One of her students also won the top prize at the 14th Emirates Music Competition in February 2018.