2025 Scholars and Participants of the Foundation’s Educational and Development Program Have Been Selected

We are pleased to announce that the audition and interview phases of the 2025 Educational and Development Program competition of the “Music for Future” Foundation have successfully concluded. This year, once again, talented young musicians from Yerevan and the regions of Aragatsotn, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Lori, Kotayk, and Shirak applied to participate in the program.

An international jury panel of renowned musicians and professors evaluated the performances of the applicants. The jury included George Tudorache, Silvia Coricelli, José Vicente Castelló, Jeroen Reimsdyk, Vicente Alberola, José Pinto, Francisco López, Gordon Fantini, Iñaki Cuenca, and Sofya Raychenko.

This year, the Foundation has expanded the scope of its educational program, offering more young musicians the opportunity to receive high-quality education and professional support. As a result, the 2025 program includes 32 scholarship recipients and 8 additional participants.

Below are the selected candidates who passed the audition and interview phases and have been accepted as scholars and participants of the 2025 “Music for Future” Foundation program:

SCHOLARS:

1. Eduard Dayan (violin)

2. Ani Melikyan (violin)

3. Vahe Danielyan (cello)

4. Narek Arakelyan (cello)

5. Aren Toplaghaltsyan (cello)

6. Arpi Arabyan (violin)

7. Anahit Khizantsyan (violin)

8. Inessa Shkarbanenko (violin)

9. Mariam Smbatyan (violin)

10. Aram Asmangulyan (piano)

11. Araqs Ashchyan (piano)

12. Eduard Gevorgyan (piano)

13. Elen Khachikyan Hrant (piano)

14. Alen Danielyan (piano)

15. Harutyun Asatryan (piano)

16. Mikael Harutyunyan (saxophone)

17. David Parsamyan (saxophone)

18. Hovhannes Kherimyan (marimba)

19. Alek Sahakyan (flute)

20. Lilit Stepanyan (clarinet)

21. David Hakobyan (saxophone)

22. Mesrop Ordakyan (saxophone)

23. Arshavir Gasparyan (clarinet)

24. David Babayan (marimba)

25. Meri Davtyan (flute)

26. Tigran Harutyunyan (French horn)

27. Ella Mkrtchyan (flute)

28. David Tonoyan (bassoon)

29. Ashot Amirbekyan (clarinet)

30. Gevorg Ghazaryan (trumpet)

31. Razmik Mkrtchyan (bassoon)

32. Virab Zakaryan (bassoon)

PARTICIPANTS:

1. Mari Danielyan (piano)

2. Eduard Simonyan (piano)

3. Mark Minasyan (piano)

4. Edgar Mkhitaryan (piano)

5. Illen Avetyan (piano)

6. Ani Botsinyan (piano)

7. Artyom Avetisyan (trumpet)

8. Hamlet Eminyan (bassoon)

The “Music for Future” Foundation implements a comprehensive educational and development program for talented young musicians, built around 7 key directions:

1. Masterclasses

2. Educational trips abroad

3. Foreign language lessons

4. Stage performance training

5. Concert attendance

6. Museum visits

7. Scholarships
   

This unique program developed by the Foundation provides young musicians with high-quality professional support, resources, and valuable knowledge, helping them grow and succeed in their musical journeys. The Foundation has created an environment and platform for the new generation of musicians, enabling them to improve, develop, build their careers, and engage with the broader world of classical music and art.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to all the talented young musicians, their families, teachers, schools, and accompanists for their enthusiastic interest and invaluable contributions to the education and development of the youth.

Congratulations to all our scholarship recipients and participants! We wish you continuous progress, determination, dedication, and brilliant achievements.

To the other applicants who took part in the competition — we wish you great success and are confident that new opportunities will arise through future Foundation initiatives.