Ayham Ahmad, a 27-year-old Palestinian refugee, was awarded with the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights, Peace, Inclusion and the Fight Against Poverty in Germany on Friday.
Ahmad, who came into the international spotlight after a video of him playing the piano amid the rubble of war in a Damascus refugee camp went viral, was born in Syria and lived all his life in Yarmouk.
However, after conditions worsened due to the war, Ahmad was forced to flee the country, making his way to Turkey, Greece and, eventually, Germany.
According to the Nation, ISIS invaded Yarmouk in April and though they left the camp days later, they set fire to Ahmad's piano in the middle of the street shortly before leaving.
He left with his family a few months later in September, after he was caught in the cross fire between the Syrian army and resistance forces.
"My house came under fire, so I had to flee with my family. The camp is no longer a place where we can play music. I am hoping I can get somewhere better where one day I can play music again," Ahmad said.