Hripsime Aghakaryan
Pianist
Robert Mlkeyan
Conductor
- Conductor
Biography
Maestro Mlkeyan is an Honored Artist of Armenia, “Movses Khorenatsi” medal recipient, as well as Armenia’s 2nd-degree medal recipient for the services provided to his motherland.
He was born in Yerevan, in 1961. He received his primary music education in the Music School after Mirzoyan, class of violin. He then studied in Saint Petersburg, a class of symphony and choral conductor. He continued his graduate studies in the class of Emin Khachatryan, as his assistant trainee.
In 1984-1986, he was conductor of the students’ choir of Komitas State Conservatory’s composition and music theory department. In 1988-1992, he was leading the youth choir of Conservatory, which won the “Grand Prix” in a republican competition. From 1992-2000, he was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Gyumri State Symphonic Orchestra and Gyumri Chamber Choir, at the same time.
Since 1995, he has been leading the “Hay Folk” vocal ensemble, with exceptional successes in Armenia and numerous guest tours abroad.
He was the Artistic Director of the music portion of Armenian Days at the EXPO-2000 international exhibition in Hanover, where he won the first prize. He has been the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian Chamber Choir since 2000.
Under his leadership, world-famous ECM Records released in 2006 the «ARS POETICA» CD of the choral concert. The full information on the CD is placed in “The Gramophone” prestigious music catalog.
The choir performed with guest tours in London, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Geneva, Brussels, Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Tbilisi, Goris, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Hanover, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Los Angeles, Fresno, Bergamo, Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara, Dresden (together with Philharmonic Orchestra in Frauenkirche Church).
In 2015, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the local national orchestra and choir of Mexico performed Tigran Mansuryan’s requiem and alt concerto under Mlkeyan’s leadership (soloist Kim Kashkashyan). Within the framework of the same events, he appeared with concerts in Switzerland (Central Cathedral of Bern in Zurich), with Bern’s Orchestra and Children’s Choir, as well as in Lebanon, Argentina, Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki).
He appeared with concerts in numerous reputable concert halls, including St. Louis Cathedral, Salle Gaveau (Paris), White Hall, Smolny Cathedral, Glazunov Hall (Saint Petersburg), the EU Hall “Salle Schweitzer at the Palais de la Musique et des Congres” (Strasbourg), Teatro Donizetti Opera House (Bergamo), Frauenkirche Church (Dresden), Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), Megaron Concert Hall (Athens).
Robert Mlkeyan is the author of numerous choral arrangements of folk songs, as well as of music written for theatre performances.
He was born in Yerevan, in 1961. He received his primary music education in the Music School after Mirzoyan, class of violin. He then studied in Saint Petersburg, a class of symphony and choral conductor. He continued his graduate studies in the class of Emin Khachatryan, as his assistant trainee.
In 1984-1986, he was conductor of the students’ choir of Komitas State Conservatory’s composition and music theory department. In 1988-1992, he was leading the youth choir of Conservatory, which won the “Grand Prix” in a republican competition. From 1992-2000, he was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Gyumri State Symphonic Orchestra and Gyumri Chamber Choir, at the same time.
Since 1995, he has been leading the “Hay Folk” vocal ensemble, with exceptional successes in Armenia and numerous guest tours abroad.
He was the Artistic Director of the music portion of Armenian Days at the EXPO-2000 international exhibition in Hanover, where he won the first prize. He has been the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian Chamber Choir since 2000.
Under his leadership, world-famous ECM Records released in 2006 the «ARS POETICA» CD of the choral concert. The full information on the CD is placed in “The Gramophone” prestigious music catalog.
The choir performed with guest tours in London, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Geneva, Brussels, Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Tbilisi, Goris, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Hanover, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Los Angeles, Fresno, Bergamo, Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara, Dresden (together with Philharmonic Orchestra in Frauenkirche Church).
In 2015, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the local national orchestra and choir of Mexico performed Tigran Mansuryan’s requiem and alt concerto under Mlkeyan’s leadership (soloist Kim Kashkashyan). Within the framework of the same events, he appeared with concerts in Switzerland (Central Cathedral of Bern in Zurich), with Bern’s Orchestra and Children’s Choir, as well as in Lebanon, Argentina, Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki).
He appeared with concerts in numerous reputable concert halls, including St. Louis Cathedral, Salle Gaveau (Paris), White Hall, Smolny Cathedral, Glazunov Hall (Saint Petersburg), the EU Hall “Salle Schweitzer at the Palais de la Musique et des Congres” (Strasbourg), Teatro Donizetti Opera House (Bergamo), Frauenkirche Church (Dresden), Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), Megaron Concert Hall (Athens).
Robert Mlkeyan is the author of numerous choral arrangements of folk songs, as well as of music written for theatre performances.
