After a cosmopolitan childhood and teenage life (Lebanon, Mexico, Canada), Ghraichy landed in Paris and entered the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt at age 16.
During his musical studies, he received many international prizes, especially from the BNDES (Banco do Brasil) International Piano competition in Rio de Janeiro,[REF] the Manuel Ponce Competition in Mexico[REF] and the Georges Cziffra Foundation's prize in France.