Vardan Mamikonian, récital de piano

Presented by A & A - Hervé Archambeau (Lic. 2-1018545). Sayat-Nova: Kani vur djan im. Bach-Busoni: Chaconne. Debussy: La plus que lente, waltz for piano. Chopin: Andante Spianato & Grande polonaise brillante op.22. Komitas: Vagharshabat Dance. The French-Armenian pianist Vardan Mamikonian comes from a family of musicians. He began his piano studies at the Spendiarian Music School in Yerevan under the direction of Arkui Haroutunian. He continued his training at the Central Music School in Moscow, then at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied with Valery Kastelsky, one of the last pupils of legendary pedagogue Heinrich Neuhaus. He later deepened his studies with Lazar Berman at the Piano Academia in Imola, Italy. Vardan Mamikonian settled in Paris in 1991. In 1992, he won the "World Music Masters" competition in Monte-Carlo, an event reserved exclusively for winners of international competitions. "Mamikonian has the sound of Gilels, the elegance of Freire." – Alain Lompech. His latest CD "Invitation à la danse", devoted to Chopin, Debussy, Bach, Liszt, Babajanian, and Khachaturian, was praised by the major German and Austrian magazine Fono Forum, which awarded it its highest distinction of 5 Stars for interpretation and 5 Stars for sound: "… a dazzling, ambitious solo program of great virtuosity… his playing of great finesse highlights the rebellious and complex aspects of the score."