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Meri Khojayan | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1991 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Classical violinist |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Aliud Records |
Meri Khojayan (born March 10, 1991, Yerevan) is an Armenian violinist and film director.
Education
[edit]- 1997-2007 Music school after A. Spendiaryan, Yerevan, Armenia
- 2007-2011 Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, class of professor Eduard Tadevosyan , Yerevan, Armenia
- 2010-2015 Maastricht Academy of Music, class of professor Boris Belkin, Maastricht, Netherlands
- 2015-2016 Mozarteum University Salzburg, Master's degree, class of Lavard Skou-Larsen
- 2018-2023 Enrico Pace and Lukas Hagen
Teachers
[edit]- Eduard Tadevosyan, first violinist of the Komitas Quartet
- Boris Belkin
- Lukas Hagen
- Enrico Pace
Career
[edit]Meri Khojayan started her violin studies in Yerevan. She was awarded the best student of the year 2008/2009. She graduated honours from the class of Eduard Tadevosyan.
After she finished in Armenia she continued her studies with Boris Belkin. Having studied with him for 5 years, she graduated from the conservatory in Maastricht with both her Bachelor and her Masters degree.
Currently, Meri Khojayan playing with a bow of Christian Wilhelm Knopf, Markneukirchen ca. 1830, loaned to her by the Dutch Music Instruments Foundation, Amsterdam.[1]
For the past seven years she has studied piano, violin, and chamber music repertoire under the guidance of Enrico Pace and Lukas Hagen at the 'Accademia di Musica' in Pinerolo (Italy). She took masterclasses from Leonidas Kavakos, Trio di Parma, Jacques Ogg and Wim Zwaag.
From 2015 to 2023 Meri Khojayan worked intensively with pianist Robert Poortinga as part of the Duo Khojayan/Poortinga, which resulted in a documentary about Sarasate and a CD.
Notable awards and recognition
[edit]- 2017 'Musical Fireworks Competition Baden-Württemberg,Germany 1st Grand Prix [2]
- March 2013 "III Yankelevich International Violin Competition" Diploma[3]
- March 2012 Music Awards Maastricht Grand prix, Netherlands
- May 2009 Prize of the President of the Republic of Armenia in sphere of classical music [Wikipedia Link to information in Armenian]
- 2008-2009 Certificate of the best student of Yerevan State Conservatory
- May 30 –June 6 2008 Aram Khachatryan International Competition - 2nd prize, Yerevan, Armenia
- April 2007 Music Festival "National Gallery", Yerevan, Armenia
- April 2006 Violin Competition During The II Dubai International Peace Music Festival For Young Virtuosos - 3rd prize, Dubai, UAE
- April 2006 Music Festival "National Gallery", Yerevan, Armenia
- May 2005 A. Spendiaryan Young musicians National competitionfestival 1st prize, Yerevan, Armenia
- April 2007 Music Festival "National Gallery", Yerevan, Armenia
- August 2004 First Pan-Armenian Cultural Festival "One Nation, One Culture", Yerevan, Armenia
- June 2004 "Delphic games" II International Juniors competition-festival 3rd prize, Kishinev, Moldova
- April 2004 A. Gabrielyan and S. Aslamazyan Young Violinists and Cellists VI Republican competition - 1st prize and Special Prize for the best interpretation of Armenian musical composition, Yerevan, Armenia
- March 2003 Emin Khachaturian Young Players National competition - 2nd prize, Yerevan, Armenia
- April 2002 I Television Republican competition of the 3rd millennium "Elitist generation" - 1st prize and Gold medal, Yerevan, Armenia
- September 2001 German-Armenian "Hildegard Pabelick- Jentsch Preis" II International competition - 2nd prize two Special Prizes by the President of jury and V.Spivakov Charity Foundation named "For a bright personality"
- June 2001 "Valsesia Musica" II International competition - 1st prize, Milan, Italy
Activities:
[edit]- May 2015 Concert with "Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica" Orchestra in Słupsk, Poland
- August 2014 Chigiana Masterclasses Siena, Italy
- June 2014 "Leonidas Lavakos" international III masterclass Athens Greece
- August 2013 Chigiana Masterclasses Siena, Italy
- June 2013 Concert tour with Philharmonie Zuidnederland in Horst, Heerlen, Maastricht, Bunde, Meijel, Stramproy, Stein, Eijsden Netherlands
- July 2011 Chigiana Masterclasses Siena Italy
- July 2010 Master-classes, Bremen, Germany
- December 2009 Sochi Philharmonic orchestra Sochi, Russia
- June 2008 Concert with the Armenian Philharmonic orchestra, Yerevan,
- May 2006 Concert with the Armenian Philharmonic orchestra, Yerevan, Armenia
- April 2005 Concert with Dubai Philharmonic orchestra, UAE, Dubai
- July 2002 Master classes in Moscow, was awarded a UNESCO diploma recognizing "her personality and diligence". Moscow Russia
Discography
[edit]- Duo Khojayan / Poortinga. Sergei Prokofiev, complete works for Violin & Piano (CD). Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium: Aliud records. OCLC 1420398127. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
Documentary
[edit]In 2022, Meri Khojayan produced a biographical documentary about Pablo de Sarasate, titled Sarasate: The Spanish Spirit 2020.[4][5][6][7]
The film was featured in various film festivals, including the “Film Flicks Festival” held in London (UK) where the documentary won “the best biographical film” title
References
[edit]- ^ "Dutch Music Instruments Foundation, Amsterdam". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "2017 Winners". musikfeuerwerkbw.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "Yankelevich Finalists 2013" (in Russian). 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Summary Meri Khojayan". filmfreeway.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Premian el documental «Sarasate, el espíritu español»". www.codalario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "El documental 'Sarasate. El espíritu español', premiado en Londres". Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2021-01-29). "Pablo Sarasate Documentary Receives International Nominations". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2024-08-27.