Aram Talalyan () is an Armenian

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Biography

Aram Talalyan was born in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

in the family of renowned musician Geronty Talalyan. He graduated from

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(USA) with master's degree in cello and conducting. Since 1997 he has been teaching cello and chamber music in

Yerevan State Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan (), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college of music located in Yerevan, Armenia. The institute was founded in 1921 as a music st ...

. Aram Talalyan is a founder and artistic director of “Yerevan Baroque Festival” and “Talalyan brothers” Viola-Cello Festival in Armenia. 2010-2011 he has been appointed as an artistic director of Classical Series at

Cafesjian Center for the Arts The Cafesjian Center for the Arts (CCA, Armenian language, Armenian: (Gafesčyan arvesti kentron), also known as the Cafesjian Museum Foundation) is an art museum in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located at the central Kentron District, in and around th ...

in Yerevan (Armenia), 2000-2009 - served as a cellist of Komitas String Quartet. SInce 2015 Talalyan is a cellist of Aram Khachaturian State string quartet. Aram Talalyan has collaborated with such renowned artists as

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, Jesse Levin, Emin Khachaturian,

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, Diemut Poppen, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Levon Chilingirian, Christopher Stembridge, Darko Brlek, Ilya Gringolts,

Sergey Khachatryan Sergey Khachatryan (also spelled Sergei Khachatryan; ) (born 5 April 1985 in Yerevan) is an Armenian violinist. Since 1993 he has lived in Germany where he gave his first orchestral concert at the age of nine in the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden. He made hi ...

, and many others. He is a first performer and initiator of a great number of compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles and cello. Since 2009 he has formed a piano-cello duo “ Ars lunga”, together with pianist

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, with whom he completed a large scale unprecedented recording project “Anthology of Armenian music for cello and piano” album with 12 CDs and 60 compositions by Armenian composers. During 2011-2014 seasons he was invited to conduct in prestigious international festivals: “Traveling Notes", "Melodies of Peace", “The Return Festival”, "National Gallery of Arts" and several State Academic orchestras in Ukraine. In 2013 was invited as a president of the jury of Aram Khachaturian International Cello Competition

Awards

* Talalyan has received State Honor Award from President of Armenia, 2009 * Medal of Gratitude, 2019

References

External links

Aram Talalyan - Armenian National Music

Ashot Zohrabyan - Sonata for cello and piano - Aram Talalyan (cello) VIDEO
{{DEFAULTSORT:Talalyan, Aram 1971 births Living people Musicians from Yerevan Armenian cellists Honored artists of Armenia

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