Vahan Mardirossian (born 26 May 1975, in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

) is an Armenian pianist and conductor.

Life

Settled in Paris in 1993, Mardirossian entered the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

Jacques Rouvier Jacques Rouvier (born 18 January 1947 in Marseille) is a French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, Pierre Sancan and later on Jean Fassina. He won two Premiers Prix (first prizes): in piano performanc ...

's piano class, and was also admitted in Jean Mouillère's

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

class. In 1996, he was awarded the first prize for piano. On 16 January 2013, he performed with

Mourad Amirkhanian Mourad Amirkhanian (born 6 July 1974) is an Armenian lyric artist residing in France, who has been performing under the name Adam Barro since 2015. Life Born in Gyumri, after his studies and specialization at the Higher Conservatory of Armenia, ...

, Dana Ciocarlie and

Karine Babajanyan Karine Babajanyan (Armenian: Կարինե Բաբաջանյան) is an Armenian operatic soprano. Life Babajanyan was born in Yerevan. Her musical education began at the age of 6. She first learned to play the piano and in 1987 graduated from the ...

, at

salle Gaveau The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music. Construction The plans for th ...

in Paris.'' Cedi Infos'' n°47, October 2012, http://www.cedifrance.com/infos/infos.htm

Discography

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

: sonata Op. posth. 120 D.664, impromptus Op. 90 D. 899, Wanderer - Fantasy Op. 15 D. 760 (2001) (Diapason d'Or) * - Work for piano : passacaille, 2 studies, sonata No 1, 5 preludes, sonata No 2 (2002) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

- Sonatas for piano and violin (with

Marina Chiche Marina Chiche (born 10 November 1981, in Marseille) is a French classical violinist.Marina Chiche
on Actes Sud

) (2003) * Piano Transcription:

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

transcribed by

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

, Alexander Ziloti... (2004) *

Georg Friedrich Haendel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

: suites for piano No 3, 5, 7, sonata in B flat major, chaconne (2004) *

: Work for Piano - Volume 1: Sonata No 3 Op. 5, ballades op. 10, valses op. 39... (2005) *

: Sonata In B Minor, Transcriptions (2007) * ''Armenia'': pieces by Armenian composers such as

Aram Khachaturian Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; rus, Арам Ильич Хачатурян, , ɐˈram ɨˈlʲjitɕ xətɕɪtʊˈrʲan, Ru-Aram Ilyich Khachaturian.ogg; hy, Արամ Խաչատրյան, ''Aram Xačʿatryan''; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet and Armenian ...

, Arno Babadjanian, ... (with Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian and

Xavier Phillips Xavier Phillips (born 1971 in Paris) is a French contemporary classical cellist, the brother of violinist Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian. Biography Xavier Phillips started learning the cello at the age of 6. He entered the Conservatoire de Par ...

) (2007) *

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

- ''Neuvième Vague'': Grande sonate pathétique Op. 13, Moon sonata Op. 27 No 2, Tempête Op. 31 No 2, Pastorale Op. 28 (2010) * Florentine Mulsant - ''Face à Face'': Symphonie No 1 for string orchestra, Op. 32, 24 Preludes for Piano Op. 38 (2013)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mardirossian, Vahan 1975 births Living people Musicians from Yerevan Conservatoire de Paris alumni Armenian conductors (music) Armenian classical pianists 21st-century Armenian musicians 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century classical pianists