| Aisha Syed Castro | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1989 Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Parents | Sais Syed and Carolina Castro |
Aisha Syed Castro (born September 15, 1989), is a violinist and a member of the Yehudi Menuhin School orchestra.[1]
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Aisha was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, the daughter of Saifuddin Syed, from Pakistan and Carolina Castro from the Dominican Republic. She is the second of four children. Her siblings: one sister, Sabah, and two brothers, Kabir and Kareem.
She started studying violin and flute when she was four years old at El Hogar de la Armonia in the City of Santiago, Dominican Republic with Professor Henry Disla. Then she traveled twice a week to Santo Domingo to take classes with maestro Caonex Peguero. By the age of six she was already a member of the Children’s Symphony Orchestra.
At 11 she debuted with the National Symphony Orchestra, becoming their youngest solo performer. The same year she attended a symposium on the violin at the Juilliard School in New York.[2]
In 2002, following a two-year audition process, she entered the Yehudi Menuhin School in London. She was the first Latin American to be admitted to the school. She passed all the tests and secured a scholarship from the British government.
Aisha presently resides in London, and has performed 57 concerts in Europe and the Dominican Republic.[3]
In January 2009, Syed won an international contest in which three thousand young people from 20 countries took part.[8] She won the Cassandra 2009 as an International Violinist.