Born in Seville to a Syrian father and Palestinian mother, he starts to study music at a very young age in Syria. Later he studies viola da gamba with Ventura Rico and Vittorio Ghielmi, and has been a regular member of recognised groups such as Hesperion XXI (Jordi Savall) and Il Suonar Parlante (Vittorio Ghielmi). Apart from his career as the director of Accademia del Piacere, Fahmi Alqhai has performed with musicians and orchestras such as the National Orchestra of Spain, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, Ton Koopman, Michael Corboz and Uri Caine. Since 2009, he is artistic director of the Early Music Festival of Seville (FeMAS), Spain’s oldest and most important early music festival. In 2018 he received the Medal of the City of Seville.

The uniqueness of its innovative projects, the technical ability of its musicians and the strong personality of its artistic director have made of Accademia del Piacere a vanguard group in Spanish early music and one of the leading ensembles of this kind in Europe. Accademia is especially appreciated for the group’s fascinating and direct communication to its audience, and its conception of historical music as being alive and full of emotions Accademia del Piacere has revealed new facets in fundamental repertoires of historical music such as the Italian Seicento, the Spanish music of the Renaissance or the theatrical music of the Spanish Baroque. This has led them to win awards such as Opus Klassik 2020 to the Best Solo Vocal Recital–Opera (Muera Cupido, for Núria Rial, in Germany), Choc de Classica (France), Prelude Award (Netherlands) and many GEMA Awards, among many others.
Furthermore Accademia del Piacere visits areas apart of early music: both Las Idas y las Vueltas and Diálogos (respectively with flamenco singers Arcángel and Rocío Márquez) were rewarded with Giraldillo Award in the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla (2012 and 2016). National and European-level recognition has developed Accademia del Piacere’s presence on the most prestigious classical music stages in Europe and worldwide: Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener and Berliner Konzerthaus, Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, British Museum, Hamburger Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle, Oji Hall in Tokyo, Colonia Philhamonie, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon... Accademia del Piacere’s concerts 10are regularly transmitted live by television stations such as ARTE, NHK in Japan, or the European Broadcasting Union associated broadcasters.