SECRETS OF ARMENIA IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES PREMIERE!

Secrets of Armenia showcasing Armenian classical music, performed by the esteemed pianists Mikael and Yulia Ayrapetyan.

Music in Armenia has a long and rich history, stretching back to the Middle Ages and beyond, with its origins in popular folk-songs.

Mikael Ayrapetyan is an acclaimed Armenian pianist, composer, researcher and producer, world’s leading exponent of Armenian piano music and has been a leading figure in popularising Armenian classical music worldwide with his Secrets of Armenia musical project, which he began during his studies at the Moscow Conservatory. His recordings of music from his homeland on Naxos and Grand Piano labels have been met with universal admiration.

Yulia Ayrapetyan is a US-based pianist, producer and pedagogue, establishing herself as one of today’s exciting young artists after making her debut at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in 2023. She has attracted international recognition for her exceptional artistry, displaying striking assurance, imagination, artistic approach, and remarkable consistency in the musical integrity and creative insight of her performances. She is also known for her natural musicality, tonal expressiveness, and as a benchmark interpreter of Komitas and Melikian, and has performed in the United States, Europe, Russia, Armenia and China.

Mikael and Yulia Ayrapetyan revives the forgotten names of composers by recording and performing world premieres of huge layers of compositions opening access to the treasury of Armenian music.

Their recordings of Armenian music have a largest audience in more than 180 different countries.

The concert program will reveal the heritage of of the Greatest Armenian composers.

Mikael Ayrapetyan piano, Yulia Ayrapetyan piano

Program:

Piano works by Armenian Composers.

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