The 20-year-old prodigy passed multiple tests before being accepted as first violin tutti. 

Announcing the news on social media, Sorour wrote: "I’m 20 years old, by far the youngest in the orchestra, so wish me luck! This is one the greatest things I have achieved in my life."

She also thanked the musicians and professors who supported her in her journey and during her audition in Geneve, including Mido El-Shwekh and Medhat Abdel-Salam.

Born in 2003, Sorour comes from a musical family: her mother teaches the nay (oriental flute) at the Institute of Arabic Music and her father plays the same instrument at the Cairo Opera.

Both her brother Amir and her sister Mirna are also violinists and graduates of the Cairo Conservatory.

Sorour's music education started with professor Marlise Yonshkan at the Cairo Conservatory. 

In 2011, aged 8, she took part in a music competition for young talents organized by Maestro Ahmed El-Saedi, winning first prize.

In 2012, aged 9, she was the first Egyptian musician to take part in the Nutckracker Competition - an International Television Contest for Young Musicians, winning 4th place.

She then won the first prize at the music competition organized by the Egyptian culture ministry (2016) and Nicolas Latif strings competition (2017).

Her first solo performance with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra took place when she was only 12 years old.

The young talent continued to perform regularily with numerous ensembles in Egypt, including with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra.

She gave concerts at the Russian Culture Center and the American University in Cairo.

In 2018, the violinist performed with the Cairo Symphony during their tour in Germany; in concerts held at the Konzerthaus Berlin (Berlin's renowned Concert Hall); and Nikolaisaal Potsdam (a concert hall in Potsdam). 

In 2021, she participated in the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade, playing a solo piece composed by  Hesham Nazih, accompanied by the Egyptian United Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nader Abbassi.

Today, Sorour's repertoire includes numerous challenging works, Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky, Weiniawski Concerto no.1, Paganini's Concerto no. 1, Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso by Camille Saint-Saëns, among others.

She participated in a master class with Professor Victor Tretyakov (Berlin, 2019) and with professor Vadim Gluzman in the Erben Music Festival in Munich (2022).

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Europe. 

Founded in 1918, the OSR is based in Geneva's Victoria Hall. 

With more than 110 musicians, the OSR gives subscription concerts in Geneva and Lausanne; symphonic programs for the City of Geneva; and the annual United Nations Day concert.

The OSR also accompanies operatic performances at the Grand Théâtre of Geneva.