Hripsime Aghakaryan
Pianist
Biography
Karen Aroutiounian completed his studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the tutelage of one of the greatest violinists in history, Leonid Kogan. Mr. Aroutiounian graduated with the highest distinction.
A laureate of international competitions, Mr. Aroutiounian is a visiting professor at several conservatories in Belgium and France. As of 2017, he is also President of the Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists.
Mr. Aroutiounian has concertized extensively in Europe and North America, with performances at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels), Philharmonie Luxembourg, Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris), and Auditorio Nacional (Madrid) among others. He has made multiple recordings as a soloist alongside great conductors including Yuri Simonov, Valery Gergiev, Maxim Shostakovich, and Peter Lilie. Mr. Aroutiounian has collaborated with renowned musicians such as S. Richter, G. Kremer, V. Tretyakov, P. Hirschhorn, A. Korsakov, V. Spivakov, and N. Yashvili.
Karen Aroutiounian is the founder, artistic director, conductor, and soloist of the “Virtuosi” chamber orchestra with which he toured the former USSR countries and Western Europe. The ensemble has also made a number of recordings.
In 1990, after a series of concerts in Belgium, Mr. Aroutiounian was awarded the Honorary Citizen Gold Medal of Brussels by the city’s mayor. In 1994, Mr. Aroutiounian gave two recitals in Belgium organized for him by Yehudi Menuhin.
Karen Aroutiounian is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Russia, Spain, and France. Over the course of his pedagogical career, several of his students have made it to the top at international competitions.
A laureate of international competitions, Mr. Aroutiounian is a visiting professor at several conservatories in Belgium and France. As of 2017, he is also President of the Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists.
Mr. Aroutiounian has concertized extensively in Europe and North America, with performances at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels), Philharmonie Luxembourg, Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris), and Auditorio Nacional (Madrid) among others. He has made multiple recordings as a soloist alongside great conductors including Yuri Simonov, Valery Gergiev, Maxim Shostakovich, and Peter Lilie. Mr. Aroutiounian has collaborated with renowned musicians such as S. Richter, G. Kremer, V. Tretyakov, P. Hirschhorn, A. Korsakov, V. Spivakov, and N. Yashvili.
Karen Aroutiounian is the founder, artistic director, conductor, and soloist of the “Virtuosi” chamber orchestra with which he toured the former USSR countries and Western Europe. The ensemble has also made a number of recordings.
In 1990, after a series of concerts in Belgium, Mr. Aroutiounian was awarded the Honorary Citizen Gold Medal of Brussels by the city’s mayor. In 1994, Mr. Aroutiounian gave two recitals in Belgium organized for him by Yehudi Menuhin.
Karen Aroutiounian is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Russia, Spain, and France. Over the course of his pedagogical career, several of his students have made it to the top at international competitions.
