Araks Ashjian

PIANO

BIOGRAPHY

Born on 15.07.2009, Yerevan

EDUCATION

2014 – 2023 / Gh. Saryan Art School, Piano Department, Teacher: Associate Professor Zhanna Baghramyan

2023 – present / Tchaikovsky Secondary Specialized Music School, Yerevan, Piano Teacher: Hripsime Aghakaryan, composition teacher: Associate Professor Armenouhi Karapetyan.

Has been engaged in music since the age of 5, and started composing at the age of 7.

COMPETITIONS & AWARDS

"Art Piano" Professional All-Armenian Piano Solo Competition-Festival (III), Yerevan, Armenia, 2023
1st Prize Laureate

Great Piano Masters International Online Competition, 2023
2nd Prize

"Orbetello" International Online Piano Competition, Italy, 2023
2nd Prize

"Music for the Future" Scholarship Holder, 2022/2023, Yerevan, Armenia

"Silk Road" International Competition dedicated to A. N. Scriabin, Moscow, Russia, 2022
Grand Prix

"New Melodies" 2nd International Composers’ Competition, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2022
2nd Prize

"Little Step" National Competition-Festival for Young Performers, Piano Duet Category, Ejmiatsin, Armenia, 2021
1st Prize Laureate

"Art Music" International Art Competition-Festival (XII, Online), Piano Category, Yerevan, Armenia, 2021
Grand Prix

"Ars Astra" International Online Competition, Piano, Moscow, Russia, 2021
1st Prize

"Online Harmony" International Online Competition, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2020
1st Prize

"Winter Mosaic" International Competition, Moscow, Russia, 2021
1st Prize

"Art Music" International Art Competition-Festival (XI), Piano Duet Category, Yerevan, Armenia, 2020
1st Prize Laureate

"Art Music" International Art Competition-Festival (X), Piano Category, Yerevan, Armenia, 2019
2nd Prize Laureate

"Renaissance" International Competition-Festival, Gyumri, Armenia, 2019
2nd Prize Laureate

"Art Music" International Art Competition-Festival (IX), Piano Category, Yerevan, Armenia, 2018
3rd Prize Laureate

T. Akhobadze 1st International Competition for Young Pianists, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2018
3rd Degree Diploma

"Harmony" International Festival, Borjomi, Georgia, 2017
Diploma for Best Performance of a Large-Scale Work

MASTER CLASSES

Within the framework of Music for the Future Cultural Foundation:

Teo Gheorghiu / Switzerland–Canada
Alexander Romanovsky / Russia
Andrey Gugnin / Russia

Within the framework of Meknark Talent Development Program:

Hripsime Aghakaryan / Armenia

Within the framework of Gh. Saryan Art School:

Svetlana Navasardyan / Armenia
Mikhail Arkadiev / Russia

CONCERT PERFORMANCES

Performance of I. Berkovich’s Concert (Parts II & III) with the Armenian State Chamber Orchestra, Komitas Chamber Music House, 2016

Performance at "Harmony" International Festival, Borjomi, Georgia, 2017

Performance at "Grand Piano in Palace" Music Festival, works by S. Shakaryan, A. Piazzolla, Komitas House-Museum, 2020

Performance at Gh. Saryan Art School Senior Choir Concert, Komitas Museum-Institute, 2022

Performance at Gh. Saryan Art School Annual Concert, S. Shakaryan’s "Song Without Words," Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, 2022

INTERESTS

Loves reading fiction, listening to music, playing chess, painting, writing poems and stories, composing and performing songs, and playing guitar.