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Haik Kazazyan wins 2025 Classic Violin Olympus International Competition
Classic Violin Olympus International Competition has culminated in Dubai, UAE, Violin Channel writes.
42-year-old Haik Kazazyan from Armenia has won the first prize, which consists of €200,000 and a Stradivari model violin specially crafted by violinmaker Fabio Piagentini.
"This is really unbelievable, like a dream," Haik said onstage upon receiving the reward. "Thank you for appreciating my playing and my art. I feel a big responsibility to everyone who believed in me today to continue my own constant improvement."
During the final round, the 12 violinists competed in a six-phase program designed to develop varying skills, including performances with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan and the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra led by Christoph Poppen.
42-year-old Haik Kazazyan from Armenia has won the first prize, which consists of €200,000 and a Stradivari model violin specially crafted by violinmaker Fabio Piagentini.
"This is really unbelievable, like a dream," Haik said onstage upon receiving the reward. "Thank you for appreciating my playing and my art. I feel a big responsibility to everyone who believed in me today to continue my own constant improvement."
During the final round, the 12 violinists competed in a six-phase program designed to develop varying skills, including performances with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan and the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra led by Christoph Poppen.
