Ibrahim Alshaikh
Palestinian clarinetist Ibrahim Alshaikh, born in 2004, began playing the clarinet at the age of nine. He studied at the Barenboim-Said Music School in Ramallah and, during the 2018–2019 academic year, was accepted into the “Highly Gifted” program at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in Austria, where he studied with Gerald Pachinger.
Since 2015, Ibrahim has served as principal clarinetist of the Filasteen Young Musicians Orchestra, an ensemble that brings together Palestinian musicians from diverse backgrounds and performs regularly both internationally and throughout Palestine. Among their recent appearances was a performance at the world-renowned Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
Ibrahim is also principal clarinetist of the Amman Chamber Orchestra in Jordan, making his debut with the ensemble in 2019. In 2021, he was accepted into the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, where he studies with Matthias Glander, principal clarinetist of the Berlin State Opera. There, he has expanded both his theoretical and practical musical training, including regular chamber music studies with world-renowned flutist Emmanuel Pahud. He is expected to complete his Bachelor’s degree in the summer of 2026.
Additionally, Ibrahim had the opportunity to perform for Maestro Daniel Barenboim in both 2015 and 2023. In April 2023, he performed for Sir András Schiff, and in April 2024, he had the honor of playing for Professor Jörg Widmann.