Lilit Stepanyan

CLARINET

BIOGRAPHY

Born on May 22, 2009, in Vanadzor
2013 – 2018 / Lived in Rostov-on-Don
Since 2018 / Resides in Yerevan

EDUCATION

2016 – 2018 / Gymnasium No.117, Rostov-on-Don

2018 – 2025 / Sayat-Nova Music School, Yerevan (with excellent progress)

2018 – 2025 / A. Pushkin School No.8, Yerevan (with excellent progress)

Has been playing the clarinet since the age of 9.

COMPETITIONS & AWARDS

“Music for Future” Foundation scholarship holder, Yerevan, Armenia, 2025

“New York Global Music Competition,” 3rd International Competition, New York, USA, 2024
1st Prize

The Bach International Music Competition, United Kingdom, 2024
1st Prize, as well as a Special Prize for Exceptional Musicality

Carl Reinecke International Music Competition, Germany, 2024
Gold Prize

“Royal Maas” International Music Competition, Netherlands, 2024
2nd Prize

Art-Music XI–XIV International Competitions-Festivals, 2020–2023, Yerevan, Armenia
1st and 2nd Prizes

MASTERCLASSES

Within the framework of the “Music for Future” Foundation:

Vicente Alberola / Spain

Within the framework of the “New Names” Charitable Foundation:

Sergey Gutorov / Russia

Within the framework of the AGBU:

Daniel Piloyan / France

CONCERT PERFORMANCES

Performance at the Winners’ Concert in Carnegie Hall, 2024
Performance at the Sayat-Nova Music School Annual Concert (as soloist), Komitas Chamber Music Hall, 2024
Performance at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, February 12 and June 10, 2024 (with “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Performance at Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex, 2024 (with “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Performance at Hovhannes Abelian State Drama Theater, Vanadzor, 2024 (with “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Performance at Vardan Achemyan State Drama Theater, Gyumri, 2024 (with “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Performance at “Yerevan Classic Fest,” 2024 (with “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Performance at the Union of Composers of Armenia, 2022

OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

2018 – 2020 / Member of “Little Singers of Armenia” Choir

2018 – 2025 / Member of the Wind Orchestra of Sayat-Nova Music School

2023 – 2024 / Member of the “Yerevan” Youth Symphony Orchestra

2025 / Member of the Chamber Orchestra of Sayat-Nova Music School

INTERESTS

A passionate admirer of classical music. Engages in classical vocal studies, plays the piano, and dances in the “Berd” Dance Ensemble. Loves reading, studies French, Spanish, and Arabic, and has a deep interest in Armenian history.