2004 – Egypt’s Renewed International Presence

A decade after Egyptian students first performed in Japan under Dr. Osman El Mahdy, Egypt’s presence in the international Suzuki community was renewed in 2004 when Dr. Mona Fekry and Dr. Mohsen Edward attended the European Suzuki Convention — just three years after Dr. Mohsen’s Arabic translation of Nurtured by Love had been published. This time, they were joined by Georges and Samuel Mohsen, part of the first generation of Egyptian children to be raised within the Suzuki Method. Representing Egypt for the first time at this convention as young violinists and future teachers, they took part in workshops and seminars, learning directly from leading European pedagogues.

Sharing Egypt’s Suzuki Journey with the World

At the convention, Dr. Mona also shared her experience of introducing and nurturing the Suzuki Method in Egypt — reflecting on the challenges of building awareness, training teachers, and gaining acceptance in the country, while also highlighting the progress achieved and the community that had grown around the philosophy since Dr. Osman first launched the Suzuki violin class at the Cairo Opera House in 1993, and since she herself introduced Egypt’s first Suzuki piano class in 1997. For the Egyptians, the convention was more than an opportunity to absorb new perspectives: it was a platform to contribute their own journey — as teachers, parents, and first-generation Suzuki students — to a broader dialogue on accessibility, cultural adaptation, and sustaining enthusiasm for music education.