Arsen Balayan
CLARINET
BIOGRAPHY
Born on February 26, 2007, in Yerevan, Armenia.
EDUCATION
2013 – present / Yerevan Mikael Maluntsyan Art School, Clarinet class (since 2018), teacher: Artyom Lazaryan
2013 – 2022 / Yerevan Secondary School No. 160
2022 – present / Yerevan State College of Informatics
Has been studying music since the age of six.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
“Music for Future” Scholarship Recipient, Armenia
2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
III International Performing Arts Competition “Kamerton-Solist”, Armenia, 2022
Grand Prix
International Music Competition “AGBU Discovers Talents”, Armenia, 2022
Grand Prix
Competition-Festival “Little Step”, Armenia, 2021
Grand Prix
International Competition-Festival “Art Music”, Armenia, 2020
1st Prize
International Festival-Competition “Odessa–Vanadzor Music Olymp”, Armenia, 2019
1st Prize
MASTERCLASSES
Within the framework of the Music for Future Foundation
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Fabrizio Meloni / Italy
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Andreas Ottensamer / Austria, Germany
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Parisa Saidnejhad / Iran, Germany
Within the framework of the Atken Armenian Foundation
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Arsen Grigoryan / Armenia
CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Performances within the framework of the Music for Future Foundation
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Performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra as a soloist
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Yerevan, November 22, 2023
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Performance at the charity concert “Our Concert” (solo and ensemble performance)
Dvin Music Hall, May 2023
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Performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra (solo and ensemble performance)
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Yerevan, December 2022
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Performance within the concert “Stars in the Morning Sky” organized by the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation
Chamber Hall of the Moscow International House of Music, Moscow, Russia, November 2022
Other
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Performance with the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra (soloist)
Conductor: Ruben Asatryan
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 2023
OTHER PROGRAMS
2022 – present / Scholarship recipient of the Atgen Armenian Foundation
2016 – 2022 / Member of the Armenian New Names Program
INTERESTS
Enjoys playing chess, learning languages, and reading books.