Tigran Berkelyan, Anush Nikoghosyan
Tigran Berkelyan was born in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) in 1988. He began his music studies at the age of seven at the music school named after him. Kushnaryan in Yerevan and then at the musical ten-year school named after them. Tchaikovsky in the class of Margarita Akopyan. In 2006, he continued his studies with Igor Yavryan at the Komitas State Conservatory. After graduating from the EGC, he entered the master’s program at the University of Agder (UIA) in Kristiansand (Norway).
Tigran took mastery lessons from Yuri Hayrapetyan, Ashley Voss, Marianna Shirinyan, Steven Kovacevich, and Einar Neckleberg.
Laureate of over ten international competitions and festivals, including the prestigious International Competition named after Griga (Norway). He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Armenia, Russia, Greece, Israel and Norway.
Currently, he teaches at a particular music school named after him. P.I. Tchaikovsky. Within the framework of the state cultural support program and the support of the Canadian, Atken Armenian Foundation gives master classes in many regions of Armenia.
Participation in competitions and festivals
2014. 3rd prize at the International Competition named after Griga (Norway).
2012. Participation in the International Chamber Music Festival Eilat (Israel).
2010. Participation in the International Chamber Music Festival in Thessaloniki (Greece).
2010. 1st prize and special prize at the II Elena Ter-Ghevondyan accompanist competition.
2009 2nd prize at the VI G. Sarajev Piano Competition
2008. 1st prize for the best performance of works of extensive form.
2007 Participation in the festival of modern and traditional art, «Gamar Art»
2004 2nd prize at the competition of young performers «In Memory of Vladimir Horowitz»
2002 2nd prize at the Republican Competition of Young Performers
Anush Nikoghosyan received her first violin lessons at the age of five. Anush studied with the outstanding teacher of Armenia Petros Haykazyan, then at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, and for several years her teacher was the chief conductor of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia — Eduard Topchyan. Anush studied at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts in the class of Prof. J. Christoph Poppen.
Anush Nikoghosyan has performed numerous times with the Deutsche Radio Saarbrücken Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia, the Neuss Chamber Academy Orchestra, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Armenian National Chamber Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra and many others. Anush is a winner of numerous international violin competitions: in 2010 she won the 1st prize of the International Competition «Kärntner Sparkasse Wörthersee» in Austria.
Anush Nikoghosyan has been playing Guadagnini violin since 2013, and in May 2015 she made her debut at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (USA). As a soloist, Anoush has toured with various concerts in Armenia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, UK, United Arab Emirates, Syria, China, Georgia, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, USA, Slovakia, Poland and Austria.
