Aren Toplaghaltsyan

CELLO

BIOGRAPHY

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Born on March 10, 2013, in Yerevan.

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EDUCATION

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2019 – 2024 / Yerevan Silva Kaputikyan Basic School No. 145
2019 – present / Yerevan P. Tchaikovsky Secondary Specialized Music School
Teacher: Anzhela Sargsyan

Has been playing the cello since the age of 6.

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COMPETITIONS & AWARDS

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• Mozart International Music Competition, Warsaw, Poland, 2025
  Platinum Prize

• International Youth Music Competition, Atlanta, USA, 2025
  Grand Prix

• World’s Best Musicians Competition, Warsaw, Poland, 2025
  Absolute Winner

• Music for Future Foundation Scholarship Holder, Yerevan, Armenia, 2024/2025

• Music for Future Foundation Scholarship Holder, Yerevan, Armenia, 2025/2026

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MASTERCLASSES
 

• Alexander Chaushian (UK/Armenia)

• Peter Adams (UK)

• Ettore Pagano (Italy)

• Sevak Avanesyan (Armenia/Belgium)

• David Melkonyan (Armenia)

• Aram Talalyan (Armenia)

• Mario Brunello (Italy)

• Miriam Prandi (Italy)

• Maximilian Hornung (Germany)

• Camille Thomas (France)

• Indrek Leivategija (Estonia)

• Alexander Ramm (Russia)

• Gabriel Schwabe (Germany)

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FESTIVALS & CONCERT PERFORMANCES

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• Orchestral performances at the opening and closing concerts of the Pärnu Music Festival, 2024

• Ensemble performances at the Kapan Fest International Festival, 2025

• Regular performances within the framework of the Music for Future Foundation, since 2024

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INTERESTS

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Studying Japanese, plays the flute and guitar, enjoys reading, and working with computer 3D graphics software