Cello, Accordion, Saxophone
MUSIC FOR TRIO - For saxophone, violoncelle and accordion
Artur Akshelyan
Composer
- Composer
Biography
Was born in Yerevan on December 28, 1984, his first
composition studies began at the Komitas State Conservatory with Vartan
Adjemian followed by classes with Michael Jarrell and Luis Naon at the Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva
(Switzerland), as well as working under Richard Cornell at Boston University in The USA.
He has collaborated with many Ensembles and orchestras across Europe and Canada including the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Montreal), Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris), Ensemble Insomnio (Amsterdam), Arditti Quartet (London), Ensemble Moderne Lemanic, Ensemble Contrechamps (Genève), Musique Nouvelles (Bruxelles), Ensemble Divertimento (Milan), Ensemble Pre-art etc. Featuring festivals: “Musica Nova” in Helsinki, “Festival Amadeus”, “Gaia Festival” in Geneva, Shanghai New Music Week, Gaudeamus New Music Week in Amsterdam, Abeldoben music festival and others.
Several international awards were obtained among them, prizes at NEM Young Composers International Forum, Geneva competition, “Gaudeamus prize” Pre -Art etc. Recent commissions are from the festival “Dilijan chamber music series”, Festival Flagey, Pre-art, Orpheus competition, Foundation Minkoff.
He has collaborated with many Ensembles and orchestras across Europe and Canada including the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Montreal), Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris), Ensemble Insomnio (Amsterdam), Arditti Quartet (London), Ensemble Moderne Lemanic, Ensemble Contrechamps (Genève), Musique Nouvelles (Bruxelles), Ensemble Divertimento (Milan), Ensemble Pre-art etc. Featuring festivals: “Musica Nova” in Helsinki, “Festival Amadeus”, “Gaia Festival” in Geneva, Shanghai New Music Week, Gaudeamus New Music Week in Amsterdam, Abeldoben music festival and others.
Several international awards were obtained among them, prizes at NEM Young Composers International Forum, Geneva competition, “Gaudeamus prize” Pre -Art etc. Recent commissions are from the festival “Dilijan chamber music series”, Festival Flagey, Pre-art, Orpheus competition, Foundation Minkoff.
Scores by Artur Akshelyan
