Sherif Elmoghazy

Egyptian handpan player and multi-instrumentalist Sherif Elmoghazy combines international performance with teaching and improvisation in Melbourne.

Sherif Elmoghazy is an Egyptian multi-instrumentalist whose music centres on the handpan. His artist biography describes an international performing career beginning in 2012, spanning festivals and events for audiences of different ages and backgrounds. His work places the instrument's melodic and percussive qualities within an instrumental, world-music setting. He has also appeared as a Got Talent semifinalist. Teaching forms another part of his practice. At Melbourne Handpan School, he works with beginners as well as more experienced players, covering foundational technique and the development of improvisation. The school presents learning as both an individual musical journey and a shared activity, with room for students to explore their own expression. Alongside performance and teaching, his biography records a background in yoga and scuba-diving instruction in the Red Sea. These activities sit within a career built around music, travel and encounters with varied communities.