Biography
Karen
Shahgaldyan is one of the most brilliant musicians in modern Russia. Laureate
of Pablo Sarasate International Competition.
He finished the Moscow State
Conservatory at the class of Professor Victor Tretiakov and the Graduate School
of the Moscow State Conservatory into the class of Professor M. Glezarova.
Karen attended master-classes of Yehudi Menuhin, Vladimir Spivakov,
Grigorii Zhislin, Evgeniia Chugaeva. Several years Karen performed in the
orchestra "Virtuosos of Moscow" under the direction of Vladimir
Spivakov.
He performed at such halls as “Carnegie Hall”
in New York, “Bolshoy Hall” in Moscow, “Royal Festival Hall” in London,
“Musikverein” in Wien, “Laeizhalle” in Hamburg, “Gewandhaus” in Leipzig,
“Gasteig Philharmonic” in Munich, “Queen Elizabeth Hall” in London, “Purcell
Room” in London, “Suntory Hall” in Tokyo, “Opera City Hall” in Tokyo and
others. Karen Shahgaldyan is a violinist of the Aram Khachaturian Trio.
He
visited with concerts more than 200 cities in such countries, like USA, Canada,
Mexico, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, Australia,
Sweden, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lietuva, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan,
Lebanon, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Armenia. From 2006 violinist of
Khachaturian trio.