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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - After 10 months of preparation, Srud, Lara, and Yara, who are triplets, held a piano evening concert in Sulaimani, with their friends, filling the hall with their melodies.
"I noticed my children's ability and determination. After careful consideration, we all agreed that the piano was the right instrument for them... Words can't fully express the depth of my happiness; it's truly beyond description. I was even more anxious than they were, but the joy I feel is indescribable," the mother of the musicians, Naz Khazr, told Rudaw’s Peshawa Bakhtyar on Friday.
"At first, I was nervous, but then I felt happy that I could perform well... We put in a lot of practice and effort... Srud played Borgmüller's Tarantella, Lara played the Sonatina, and Mozart's Turkish March was me," Yara Diyari, one of the pianists, said.
The music transported the audience, made up of famous Kurdish artists, teachers, and musicians to a different world.
"The piano is the best choice, rather than a child sitting by the door not knowing how to express their inner energy," commented Hemin Hussein, an artist.
Initially, they expected 300 people at the concert, but over 700 people attended. Azhi Akram, a music teacher in Sulaimani said that was a great achievement for the Kurdistan Region, adding that they are now getting ready for a concert that will have an audience of over 2,000 people.
"Our concert was dedicated to classical music, which is beloved worldwide and is my top choice. I wanted to arrange a concert that typically only happens in Europe and the United States," said Akram.
"I designed this hall, incorporating methods found only in American and European venues. There are no similar halls anywhere else," he added.
The musicians' ages are between 10 to 25, and some of them dedicated over eight years to learning and persistently playing the piano, bringing old-world music to life through their performances.
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