Khalid performs on Show 476.

Khalid Abdallah (trumpet), 17, is currently in his senior year at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. He began his musical journey as a member of his elementary school choir, moving to the instrumental realm with the euphonium in the sixth grade. Khalid’s life trajectory changed on a trip to his mother’s homeland of Colombia in the eighth grade, when he was challenged by his uncle to try his worn-down trumpet that had seen better days. He was hooked, playing the instrument every day during that trip. Seeing his passion, Khalid’s uncle sent him home with the instrument as a gift. Shortly thereafter, Khalid entered the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School, meeting his current teacher, Raymond Mase, through a masterclass hosted by the Bloomingdale School of Music Access Project (M.A.P.).

Today, Khalid is a student in both the Cali Pathways Project and Juilliard Pre-College. In addition to these programs, Khalid has participated in the New York Philharmonic Festival Youth Orchestra, the Equity Arc Wind Symphony, Kinhaven Music School Senior Session, and Carnegie Hall’s NYO2, touring Scotland in the summer of 2025 under the baton of Rafael Payare.

Outside of music, Khalid enjoys going to the gym, biking, reading, and spending time with friends.

Receiving the award will allow Kahlid to purchase quality instruments that will support his playing through college and into the professional field. The scholarship will also help to cover the travel and lodging costs needed to attend upcoming college and conservatory auditions.

Orli has joined From the Top as Guest Host on Show 420, Show 422,  Show 404, Show 405, Show 390, Show 389, Show 379, Show 380, and Show 361.

A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety, and brilliance, the pianist Orli Shaham is hailed by critics on four continents. The New York Times called her a “brilliant pianist,” The Chicago Tribune referred to her as “a first-rate Mozartean,” and London’s Guardian said Ms. Shaham’s playing at the Proms was “perfection.”

Orli Shaham has performed with many of the major orchestras around the world, and has appeared in recital internationally, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. She is Artistic Director of Pacific Symphony’s chamber series Café Ludwig in California since 2007 and was Artist in Residence at Vancouver Symphony (USA) in 2022-2024.

Highlights of Ms. Shaham’s 2024-2025 concert season include performances of concertos written for her by David Robertson with Utah Symphony and by Steven Mackey at Tanglewood, and the Beethoven Triple Concerto with her brother, violinist Gil Shaham. Chamber recitals across the country include Dumbarton Oaks, Music at Menlo, La Jolla, and more.

In 2024, Orli Shaham released the final volumes of the complete piano sonatas by Mozart to high critical acclaim. Her discography includes over a dozen titles on Deutsche Gramophone, Sony, Canary Classics and other labels. Orli Shaham is on the piano and chamber music faculty at The Juilliard School and is a Co-Host and Creative for the national radio program From the Top. She is also Artistic Director of the interactive children’s concert series, Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard, which she founded in 2010, and is chair of the Board of Trustees of Kaufman Music Center.

Orli Shaham is a Steinway Artist

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