July 16, 2012.From recent uploads: three pianists.Sofya Melikyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1978. There she started piano studies at the age of five.In 1994 Ms. Melikyan moved to Spain and continued her musical education in the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, as a student of Joaquin Soriano.She graduated in 1999 with the Highest Honor Prize. Subsequently she studied with Galina Egiazarova in Madrid and Brigitte Engerer in Paris (who unfortunately died on June 29th of this year of cancer, at the age of 59).In 2003 she completed the post-graduate program at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and later studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Solomon Mikowsky.Ms. Melikyan has been awarded First Prizes at the Marisa Montiel International Piano Competition in Linares, and the Ibiza International Piano Competition. She has also received top and special prizes at the 15th Jose Iturbi and Maria Canals International Competitions in Spain.An avid chamber musician, Ms. Melikyan is a member of the New York-based Sima Piano Trio, an ensemble that is quickly becoming one of the leading young trios of its generation.Here is Sofya’s performance of Robert Schumann’s Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82.
Alexander Osminin is a young Russian pianist.He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he was a student in the class of Eliso Virsaladze.He continued his postgraduate studies with Ms. Virsaladze.Alexander played many recitals in Russia and in Europe.The highlight of his recent tour was the concert in Salle Cortot in Paris.He played several concerts in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory with the New Russia orchestra of Yuri Bashmet, performing concertos by Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and Ravel.Alexander was successful in several international piano competitions: Concorso Pianistico Europeo "Luciano Gante" (First prize), Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition, and several other.Here he is playing Chopin’s Etude Op. 10, No. 5 in G-flat Major, and here – Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2 by Robert Schumann.
English pianist Sam Armstrong has performed across Europe, Asia and North America as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist.He played in the Royal Festival and Wigmore Halls in London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and made his New York solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in January 2009, as winner of the Nadia Reisenberg Recital Award. His performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio, French Television, Radio Suisse-Romande and WQXR New York.Sam has been a top prizewinner in several competitions including the Beethoven Society of Europe Competition in London (2003) and the Porto International Piano Competition in Portugal (2004).Sam recently completed his studies at Mannes College of Music in New York where for four years he was the only student of renowned pianist Richard Goode. Upon graduation he was awarded the Newton Swift Piano Award. He previously studied in Manchester at the Royal Northern College of Music, and he also worked with John O’Conor in Dublin. Here is Sam’s performance of Alban Berg’s Piano sonata op. 1.
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July 16, 2012. From recent uploads: three pianists. Sofya Melikyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1978. There she started piano studies at the age of five. In 1994 Ms. Melikyan moved to Spain and continued her musical
education in the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, as a student of Joaquin Soriano. She graduated in 1999 with the Highest Honor Prize. Subsequently she studied with Galina Egiazarova in Madrid and Brigitte Engerer in Paris (who unfortunately died on June 29th of this year of cancer, at the age of 59). In 2003 she completed the post-graduate program at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and later studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Solomon Mikowsky. Ms. Melikyan has been awarded First Prizes at the Marisa Montiel International Piano Competition in Linares, and the Ibiza International Piano Competition. She has also received top and special prizes at the 15th Jose Iturbi and Maria Canals International Competitions in Spain. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Melikyan is a member of the New York-based Sima Piano Trio, an ensemble that is quickly becoming one of the leading young trios of its generation. Here is Sofya’s performance of Robert Schumann’s Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82.
Alexander Osminin is a young Russian pianist. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he was a student in the class of Eliso Virsaladze. He continued
his postgraduate studies with Ms. Virsaladze. Alexander played many recitals in Russia and in Europe. The highlight of his recent tour was the concert in Salle Cortot in Paris. He played several concerts in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory with the New Russia orchestra of Yuri Bashmet, performing concertos by Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and Ravel. Alexander was successful in several international piano competitions: Concorso Pianistico Europeo "Luciano Gante" (First prize), Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition, and several other. Here he is playing Chopin’s Etude Op. 10, No. 5 in G-flat Major, and here – Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2 by Robert Schumann.
English pianist Sam Armstrong has performed across Europe, Asia and North America as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist. He played in the Royal Festival and Wigmore Halls in London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and made his New York solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in January 2009, as winner of the
Nadia Reisenberg Recital Award. His performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio, French Television, Radio Suisse-Romande and WQXR New York. Sam has been a top prizewinner in several competitions including the Beethoven Society of Europe Competition in London (2003) and the Porto International Piano Competition in Portugal (2004). Sam recently completed his studies at Mannes College of Music in New York where for four years he was the only student of renowned pianist Richard Goode. Upon graduation he was awarded the Newton Swift Piano Award. He previously studied in Manchester at the Royal Northern College of Music, and he also worked with John O’Conor in Dublin. Here is Sam’s performance of Alban Berg’s Piano sonata op. 1.