Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born April 22, 1995 in Vienna, Austria) is an

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and conductor. His father,

Loris Tjeknavorian Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian ( hy, Լորիս Ճգնավորյան; fa, لوریس چکناواریان; born 13 October 1937) is an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He has appeared internationally as a conductor, serving as the principal ...

is the Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor.

Awards and competitions

In 2012, he represented Austria at the

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contest. In September 2014, Tjeknavorian was the first Austrian to make it to the final round in the history of the Fritz Kreisler Competition, where he won third place. In November 2014, he received the Casinos Austria Rising Star Award. In December 2015, he placed second in the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition.11. INTERNATIONAL JEAN SIBELIUS VIOLIN COMPETITION Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, II prize
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References

External links

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian
- official website
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian - Armenian National Music

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian plays „Zigeunerweisen“ by Sarasate
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tjeknavorian, Emmanuel Living people Austrian violinists Male violinists Armenian violinists Austrian people of Armenian descent Eurovision Young Musicians Finalists 1995 births 21st-century violinists 21st-century male musicians