Varduhi Yeritsyan (born in 1981) is a Franco-Armenian classical pianist.
Born 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 ...
in a family of musicians (her father and mother are pianists), she naturally studied this instrument in a specialized school, from which she graduated at 16 with the
first prize. She then entered the
Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan
Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...
where she studied in particular with Mikhaïl Voskressenski and
Victor Merzhanov
Victor Karpovich Merzhanov (russian: Ви́ктор Ка́рпович Мержа́нов) (15 August 191920 December 2012) was a Russian pianist and People's Artist of the USSR (1990).
Biography
Merzhanov was born in Tambov and studied at Tam ...
for there years. In 2002, she moved to France and continued her studies at 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 ...
, in
Brigitte Engerer
Brigitte Engerer (; 27 October 1952 – 23 June 2012) was a French pianist.
Biography
Born in Tunis, French Tunisia, Engerer started piano lessons at the age of four, and by the age of six was performing in public. When she was 11 her fami ...
's class. She has since played in many concerts, mainly in France, and in Europe.
External links
Varduhi Yeritsyan's official website(Pianobleu)
Varduhi Yeritsyanon the site of the Conservatoire de Paris
Varduhi Yeritsyan - Prokofiev Sarcasmes
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21st-century French women classical pianists
Armenian classical pianists
Armenian women pianists
Musicians from Yerevan
1981 births
Living people
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Women classical pianists