Women Voices
Solo Piano Recital by
(Armenia/Spain)
(© Nadav Benjamin)
Raquel Quiaro (b.
1972, Venezuela):
Cluster Suite (2014)
*
Cluster Games
Amoroso
Dreams
Shock, La Forja
Mercedes Zavala (b.
1963, Spain):
Play the Piano (2017) *
Hilda Paredes (b.
1957, Mexico/England):
Páramo de voces for
piano and electronics (2006) *
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Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931, Tatarstan/Germany):
Piano Sonata (1965)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Geghuni Chitchyan (b.
1929, Armenia):
Armenian Bas-Reliefs (1975) *
Ayrivank
With Blue Eyes
Dance of Mountain People
Khachkars
Grape Fest
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* Bulgarian premiere
This concert has been made possible
thanks to the generous support of:
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Hailed
for “an exquisite artistic sensibility”
(Mundoclasico), Armenian-born pianist Sofya Melikyan has toured throughout
Europe, USA, Canada, Cuba, China, Japan and Australia with performances at such
venues as Carnegie Hall in New York, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Palace
of Festivals in Santander, Monumental Theatre in Madrid, Belgrade Philharmonic Hall,
Armenian Philharmonic Hall, Jordan Hall in Boston, Izumi Hall in Osaka, Salle Cortot
in Paris, Historisches Kaufhaus in Freiburg, among many others. She has appeared
as a soloist with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio and Television Symphony
Orchestra of Spain, Cordoba Symphony Orchestra, Valencia Symphony Orchestra, New
Europe Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Andalucía, Spanish National
Youth Orchestra. Recent performance highlights include recitals at the Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, American Liszt Society in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington,
Guangzhou Opera House in China, Bulgaria Concert Hall in Sofia, Santiago de Compostela
Auditorium in Spain, Chopin+ Festival
in Luxembourg, Spanish tour with Master Symphony Orchestra, as well as debuts with
the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba in Havana, North Shore Symphony Orchestra
in Chicago and Vancouver Symphony in USA.
Born
in Yerevan, Sofya Melikyan began her musical formation at the Tchaikovsky Special
School of Yerevan with Anahit Shajbazyan. She continued her training at the Royal
Conservatory of Madrid with Joaquín Soriano (graduated with honours), École Normale
de Musique “Alfred Cortot” in Paris with Ramzi Yassa (graduated with honours) and
Manhattan School of Music in New York with Solomon Mikowsky. Other pianists who
have mentored her are Brigitte Engerer and Galina Eguiazarova.
Winner
of numerous international piano competitions, Melikyan’s performances have been
broadcast by the National Radio and Television of Spain, National Radio and Television
of Armenia, National Radio of Catalonia, Melbourne ABC Classic FM Radio, Chicago WFMT Radio, New York WXQR Radio and Mezzo French TV.
Aside
from her extensive career as a soloist, she is also a passionate and highly sought-after
chamber musician. She has collaborated with numerous prominent artists. As a member
of former New York based Sima Trio, Melikyan
was a Gold Medal winner at the New England
International Chamber Music Competition in Boston.
Sofya
has just released her two new CDs: Women with works by contemporary female
composers on IBS Classical, as well as
Spanish Piano Music on Etcetera Records. Both CDs have received
enthusiastic responses from experts and critics.
(© Nadav Benjamin)