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Lilit Grigoryan

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Lilit Grigoryan
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Born (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985 (age 41)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
🏳️ NationalityArmenian
🏳️ CitizenshipGermany
🏫 EducationA. Spendiaryan Music Special School

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan

Rostock University of Music and Theatre
💼 Occupation
Pianist
🌐 Websitehttp://lilitgrigoryan.com

The pianist Lilit Grigoryan, who is distinguished by “her abundant strength and a clear, assertive musical language” (Maria João Pires), is one of the outstanding artists of her generation. She is highly praised by the press for her “beyond-her-years performance” (BBC Music Magazine) and is referred to as “a bright spot in the field of interchangeable pianism” (MDR Kultur).[1]


Education

Lilit received her first piano lessons from Arkuhi Harutyunyan at the A. Spendiaryan Music Special School at the age of seven; later she studied with Sergei Sarajyan at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan and Mattias Kirschnereit at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre. She graduated from the Rostock University of Music and Theatre with the highest distinction.

From 2012 to 2016 Lilit was also Artist in Residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Belgium, under the direction of Maria João Pires. Since then, an intense and inspiring collaboration has been established with Maria João and her diverse projects.

Activity

Lilit has toured across the globe and performs in venues including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie Essen, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Gasteig Munich, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Great Hall of Mozarteum Salzburg, Salle Cortot, Cité de la Musique, BOZAR, Flagey, Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid, Halle aux Grains in Toulouse and Steinway Halls in New York, London and Hamburg.

As a soloist, Lilit performs with numerous orchestras including Sinfonia Varsovia, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, North German Philharmonic, Polish Chamber Orchestra, amongst others. In addition, she makes appearances at various prestigious festivals including Schleswig Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Verbier, Krzyzowa, Gezeitenkonzerte, Kultursommer Nordhessen, Auvers-sur-Oise, Colmar, Menton, Midis-Minimes as well as others.

Lilit is also a devoted chamber musician and collaborates with various artists including Maria João Pires, Viviane Hagner, Valeriy Sokolov, Sarah Christian, Hiyoli Togawa and Andrei Ioniţă.

Her concerts have been broadcast on Deutschlandradio, BBC Radio 3, BR Klassik, NDR Kultur, MDR Kultur, SWR Kultur, Radio France, Musique 3, France 3 as well as the public broadcasting companies in Armenia, Radio Mexico and RAI 3.

Lilit’s debut CD was released in 2012 and featured works by Scarlatti, Schumann, Bartók and Khachaturian (DiscAuverS). In 2017 and 2018, a further two chamber music recordings were released to critical acclaim; the first with violinist Sarah Christian (Genuin) and the second with violist Hiyoli Togawa (Naxos). In November 2018, Lilit released “Variations sérieuses” (Orchid Classics) including works of Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bizet and Szymanowski. The recording has been received very enthusiastically by international reviewers. Lilit’s new recording with the cycle “Música callada” by Frederic Mompou was released in October 2021 (Orchid Classics) and has already received a great deal of media attention. Shortly after its release, the CD reached Apple Music’s Top 10 monthly selected best albums.

Lilit Grigoryan is teaching at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre and the Young Academy Rostock.[1]

Awards

Lilit has been prizewinner of several international competitions and was supported by various foundations during her studies including Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, Safran, Horst-Rahe-Stiftung and the Keyboard Charitable Trust. She has also won a Scholarship from Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe and the Tabor Piano Prize of the Verbier Academy.

In 2007, Lilit became the laureate of Vianna da Motta Piano International Competition, Portugal.

In 2008, she received the prestigious Culture Prize of President of Armenia; she was also awarded honors by the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Mayor of the City of Yerevan and in the same year she received “Yamaha Foundation” Prize.

In 2009, she received an award at Tabor Piano Award (Verbier Festival Academy).

In 2010, she received an award at Francis Poulenc Competition.

In 2011, she received an award at Khachaturian International Competition.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lilit Grigoryan. Biography". Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. "Lilit Grigoryan. Awards".


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