Elen Khachikyan

PIANO

BIOGRAPHY

Born on March 23, 2008, in Nor Hachn, Armenia.

EDUCATION

2022 – present / Yerevan P. Tchaikovsky Secondary Specialized Music School
Teacher: Marine Margaryan

2019 – 2022 / Yerevan P. Tchaikovsky Secondary Specialized Music School
Teacher: Professor Armen Babakhanyan

2015 – 2019 / Nor Hachn Art School
Teacher: Lilit Kristosturyan

Has been studying music since the age of 7.

PROGRAMS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2017 – present / Member of Talent Development Initiative

2024–2025 / Scholarship recipient, Music for Future Foundation

2025–2026 / Scholarship recipient, Music for Future Foundation

COMPETITIONS & AWARDS

Renaissance IX International Competition-Festival, 1st Prize, 2017, Gyumri, Armenia
Arno Babajanyan IV International Competition-Festival for Young Pianists, 1st Prize, Gold Medal, Special Prize for Best Performance of Arno Babajanyan’s Work, 2017, Yerevan, Armenia
Art Music 10th International Competition-Festival, 1st Prize, 2019, Yerevan, Armenia
1st Harmonium Online Plus International Music Competition, 2nd Prize, 2020, Yerevan, Armenia
Putra International Piano Competition, 2nd Prize, 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May Music Cup International Competition, 1st Prize, 2021, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Amigdala 11th International Music Competition, 1st Absolute Prize, 2022, Italy
Tokyo International Youth Music Competition, 1st Prize, 2022, Japan
Amadeus International Music Awards, Silver Prize, 2022, Austria
London International Classical Music Competition, 2nd Prize, 2023, London, UK
Gustav Mahler International Competition for Pianists, 1st Prize, Category Winner, Special Prize for Best Performance of Chopin’s Work, Prague, Czech Republic
HBFM Reveals Talents International Music Competition, 2nd Prize, 2023, Yerevan, Armenia
7th International Pianists Competition, Grand Prix, Competition Winner, 2023, Gdansk, Poland
Fanny Mendelssohn 2nd International Music Competition, Absolute 1st Prize, 2024, Brussels, Belgium
Orbetello International Piano Competition, 1st Prize, 2024, Orbetello, Italy
Towards Classical Music Eurovision, Semi-Finalist, 2024, Yerevan, Armenia
3rd Open Arctic Delphic Games, Competition Winner and Gold Medalist, 2024, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia
18th Delphic Games of the CIS Countries, 1st Prize, 2024, Russia
Arno Babajanyan 8th International Competition-Festival for Young Pianists, 1st Prize, Gold Medal, Special Prize for Best Performance of Arno Babajanyan’s Work, and Special Prize from the Armenian State Philharmonic granting a solo concert during the 2025–2026 season, 2025, Yerevan, Armenia

MASTERCLASSES

Armen Manasyan – 2021, 2022, Armenia
Hripsime Aghakaryan – 2022–2025, Armenia
Tin Khua Phng – 2022, Malaysia
Sergey Kechek – 2022, 2023, Armenia
Natalia Trul – 2022, Russia
Karine Ohanyan – 2022–2024, Armenia
Irina Hakobyan – 2022, Armenia
Armen-Levon Manaseryan – 2022, 2023, 2025, Belgium–Armenia
Pascal Godard – 2023, France
Henry Zigfridson – 2023, Germany–Finland
Karine Harutyunyan – 2023, 2024, Armenia
Zontraud Speidel – 2024, Germany
Albert Tieu – 2024, Singapore
Oleg Polyansky – 2024, Ukraine
Margaryan Marine – 2024, Armenia
Anna Sarkisova – 2024, 2025, USA–Armenia
Marianna Shirinyan – 2024, 2025, Denmark–Armenia
Julien Lieber – 2024, 2025, Belgium
Ekwon Sunwoo – 2024, South Korea
Rieko Tsuchida – 2025, USA–Japan
Simon Trpceski– 2025, North Macedonia
Polina Fedotova – 2025, Russia
Luu Duc Anh – 2025, Vietnam
Christian Erbsloh Papazyan – 2025, France
Ursula von Lerber – 2025, Switzerland

CONCERT PERFORMANCES

Festival dedicated to the 27th Anniversary of Armenia’s Independence, 2018
School Philharmonia, Yerevan, 2019, Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall
Culture as a Support, Berd, Tavush, 2020
Spendaryan 150, Alexander Spendiaryan House-Museum, Yerevan; Museum of Folk Architecture and Urban Life, Gyumri, 2021
Your Art at School, Vanadzor 2022, Yerevan 2024
Moscow Welcomes Friends, Moscow, Russia, 2024
Kapan International Music Festival, Kapan, 2024, 2025
My Love Kapan, 2024, performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sergey Smbatyan, Kapan
Zartonk Academy, 2024, Yerevan, Dilijan
Festival of Armenian Compositional Art, 2025, performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gianluca Marciano, Yerevan

Performed at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Komitas National Chamber Music Hall, Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Aram Khachaturian House-Museum, Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, House of Cinematographers, Komitas State Conservatory, and multiple schools in Yerevan and other regions.

Performed with the Armenian National Chamber Orchestra (conductor Harutyun Arzumanyan) as part of the Towards Classical Music Eurovision competition.

MEETINGS & ENGAGEMENTS

Meeting with Ara Khzmalyan, Deputy Minister of Education, 2018
Meeting with President Vahagn Khachatryan and Minister of Education Vahram Dumanyan, 2022
Meetings with Deputy Minister Ara Khzmalyan and assistant Lilia Nikoyan, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Meeting with Deputy Minister Daniel Danielyan, 2023
Meetings with Minister Zhanna Andreasyan and Deputy Minister Daniel Danielyan, 2024

INTERESTS

Enjoys reading, playing sports, and watching movies.