Svetlana Hakobyan

PIANO

BIOGRAPHY

Born on July 28, 2007, in Yerevan.

EDUCATION

Yerevan H. Galstyan School No. 83

Alexander Spendiarian Specialized Music School, teacher: Honored Educator of Armenia Karine Vazgeni Harutyunyan

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

“AGBU Discovering Talents” Music Competition, Armenia, 2023
Grand Prix

“Little Step” International Music Competition, Armenia, 2023
Grand Prix

“Forte Forum” International Music Competition, St. Petersburg, 2022
Second Prize and Special Prize – solo recital opportunity at Dom Kotchnev Concert Hall, St. Petersburg

“Moscow Welcomes Friends” XIX Festival (V. Spivakov Charity Foundation), 2022 (online)
Participant

16th Youth Delphic Games of CIS Countries, Tajikistan, 2022
Silver Medal

“BTHVN Wien” International Online Music Competition, Austria, 2022
Second Prize

“Amadeus” International Online Music Competition, Austria, 2022
Second Prize

“Music for Future” Scholarship Holder, 2021/2022, Armenia

Elevato Stanza Junior Piano International Online Competition, 2022
Third Prize

Piano Forum International Online Music Competition, UK, 2021
First Prize

The St. Petersburg Piano Open International Online Competition, 2021
First Prize

15th Youth Delphic Games of CIS Countries (online), 2021
Third Prize

Arno Babajanyan 6th International Competition-Festival for Young Pianists, dedicated to the composer’s 100th anniversary, Armenia, 2021
First Prize

“Danubia Talents Liszt” International Online Music Competition, 2021
Third Prize

“Harmonia” Pan-Armenian Online Competition, Armenia, 2021
Audience Choice

“Sergey Rachmaninoff” International Online Piano Competition, “Duet” category, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2021
Grand Prix

“3rd WPTA Finland” International Online Piano Competition, “Duet” category, Finland, 2021
Second Prize

Romantic Music Online Festival, Canada, 2021
First Prize

“I Harmonium Onlineplus” International Online Music Competition, 2020
Winner

Riga IX International Online Piano Competition for Young Pianists, 2020
Finalist

“Art-Music” International Competition-Festival, Armenia, 2020
Grand Prix

Rocky Mountain International Piano Competition, Canada, 2020
Grand Prix

“Renaissance” IX International Competition, Gyumri, Armenia, 2017
First Prize

“Renaissance” VIII International Competition, Gyumri, Armenia, 2016
Second Prize

MASTERCLASSES

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

Pavel Gililov / Russia
Jean-Paul Gasparian / France
Vladimir Ovchinnikov / Russia
Joseph-Maurice Weder / Switzerland
Valentina Lisitsa / Russia
Freddy Kempf / UK
Salim Ashkar / Israel
Vanessa Benelli Mosell / Italy
Nikita Mndoyants / Russia
Federico Colli / Italy

Within the “Start” Talent Development Program:

Joseph-Maurice Weder / Switzerland
Karine Ohanyan / Armenia
Natalya Trul / Russia
Sergey Kechek / Armenia
Hripsime Aghakaryan / Armenia
Tin Hua Pheng / Malaysia
Armen Manasyan / Armenia

Within the framework of the “Zartonk” Academy:

Senora Gyulbudagyan / Armenia
Tigran Berkelian / Armenia
Within the framework of the Kapan International Music Festival:
Ursula von Lerber-Erbsloh / Switzerland
Christian Erbsloh / Switzerland
Anna Sarkisova / USA
Dmitri Masleyev / Russia
Hayk Melikyan / Armenia
Armen Karamyan / Armenia

CONCERT PERFORMANCES

Performance at Vladimir Spivakov Charity Foundation’s “Moscow Welcomes Friends” 20th Anniversary Festival, Great Theatre of Moscow, Beethoven Hall, 2023

Performances at Kapan International Music Festival, 2023

Duet performance with pianist Hayk Melikyan at the opening ceremony of the Arno Babajanyan Piano Competition, 2023

Performances within the framework of the “Music for Future” Cultural Foundation:

Performance at the charity concert “Our Concert” (ensemble), Dvin Music Hall, May 2023
Performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra (soloist), Artistic Director and Chief Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Yerevan, December 2022
Online performance at Vladimir Spivakov Charity Foundation’s “Moscow Welcomes Friends” 19th International Festival, October 2022

Performance with the Arno Babajanyan State Music College Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Aram Harutyunyan, Komitas Chamber Hall, 2022

Performances within the “Zartonk” Music Academy concerts, Artsakh, 2022

Online solo recital Classical Young Stars Vienna, 2021

Performances at the annual academy concerts for young musicians under the patronage of Yuri Bashmet in CIS and Baltic countries, 2019, 2021

First solo recital, Yerevan, 2017

OTHER PROGRAMS

2022–present – Scholarship Holder, “Zartonk” Academy

INTERESTS

In free time enjoys reading, always brings books from travels, collects vinyl records of classical and rock music, and enjoys socializing with friends.