Hripsime Aghakaryan
Pianist
Biography
The Dellalian Trio - Marina Dellalyan (piano), Narine Dellalian
(violin) and her husband Levon Mouradian (cello) - was founded in
Lisbon in 1995 by the two daughters of Armenian composer Harutiun
Dellalian. The Trio’s mission and philosophy is to perform not only
the international music repertoire in cooperation with other artists but
also to honor the work of Harutiun Dellalian and to make
Armenian music accessible to audiences worldwide. They completed
their musical training at the Specialized Music School in Yerevan
after Tchaikovsky and the National State Conservatory after Komitas,
Yerevan. Levon Mouradian continued his musical education at the
Conservatory of Tchaikovsky, Moscow.
The Dellalian Trio’s musical cooperation had its inception in Lisbon,
where they have lived since the early 1990s. To the present day, they
performed in the most prestigious international concert halls, cultural
centers, and museums in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.
Besides, they participated in several international chamber music
festivals including concert cooperations with other artists.
Some highlighted performances include the concert series dedicated to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide; the concert under the program of Archile Gorky’s exposition at the Gulbenkian Museum and the concert series dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Mansuryan. For more than two decades, the Trio has been appointed with the responsibility of programming and performing Armenian music in the Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), having presented among others compositions by Komitas, Aram Khachatryan, Arno Babadjanyan, Harutiun Dellalian, Tigran Mansuryan, Vache Sharafian. Additionally, the Trio shows strong engagement in the media, regularly participating in interviews, press conferences and news reports on radio and television. In 2016, the Dellalian Trio was awarded the Komitas Medal by the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia for promoting and spreading the Armenian culture all over the world. The famous English composer Ivan Moody composed and dedicated a musical piece to the Trio, namely Descent of the Dove. World-renowned composer Vache Sharafyan also dedicated and composed the piece Bary Luso (Good Light) for the Trio, inspired by the traditional Armenian folk songs of Hayrik Mouradian. Recently, the son of Levon Mouradian and Nariné Dellalian, Artur Mouradian (violin/viola) who himself is prize winner of several international music competitions and who is heading towards an international career, joined the Trio representing the 4th generation of a traditional musical family.
Some highlighted performances include the concert series dedicated to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide; the concert under the program of Archile Gorky’s exposition at the Gulbenkian Museum and the concert series dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Mansuryan. For more than two decades, the Trio has been appointed with the responsibility of programming and performing Armenian music in the Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), having presented among others compositions by Komitas, Aram Khachatryan, Arno Babadjanyan, Harutiun Dellalian, Tigran Mansuryan, Vache Sharafian. Additionally, the Trio shows strong engagement in the media, regularly participating in interviews, press conferences and news reports on radio and television. In 2016, the Dellalian Trio was awarded the Komitas Medal by the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia for promoting and spreading the Armenian culture all over the world. The famous English composer Ivan Moody composed and dedicated a musical piece to the Trio, namely Descent of the Dove. World-renowned composer Vache Sharafyan also dedicated and composed the piece Bary Luso (Good Light) for the Trio, inspired by the traditional Armenian folk songs of Hayrik Mouradian. Recently, the son of Levon Mouradian and Nariné Dellalian, Artur Mouradian (violin/viola) who himself is prize winner of several international music competitions and who is heading towards an international career, joined the Trio representing the 4th generation of a traditional musical family.
