Levon Ambartsumian
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Levon Ambartsumian (Russian: Лево́н Амбарцумя́н; Armenian: Լևոն Համբարձումյան; born 1955) is an Armenian classical violinist and conductor. Levon Ambartsumian currently lives and works in Athens, Georgia, United States.
Levon Ambartsumian studied in the Moscow Central Music School and then in the
Levon Ambartsumian was distinguished as Honored Artist of
Since 1988 he performed in the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Brazil, and South Korea. In 1989, Ambartsumian founded the ARCO Chamber Orchestra, which started to regularly perform in Russia. Amabartsumian joined the faculty of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1978 where he taught for 15 years. He was for two years a Visiting Professor at Indiana University School of Music. In 1995, Ambartsumian accepted the position of Franklin Professor of Violin at the University of Georgia School of Music.
Ambartsumian devotes himself to contemporary Russian, Armenian and American Music and has made several important world premiers. He has released several CDs, including music by Wieniawski, Sarasate, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Bartók, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Bronner, Arutiunian and other contemporary composers. As a teacher, Ambartsumian has given master classes in Russia, Armenia, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, and France. His former students hold principal positions in major European orchestras in Germany, France, Portugal, and Denmark, and many have been prizewinners at international violin competitions.
Discography
- Music of Sarasate and Wieniawski, with A. Sheludyakov, piano
- From Bach to Schnittke
- Music of Wieniawski
- Sonatas of Brahms, with E. Rivkin, piano
- Sonatas of Shostakovich, with A. Sheludyakov, piano
- Russian Violin Sonatas, with A. Sheludyakov, piano
- Music of Stravinsky and Bartók, with A. Sheludyakov, piano
- Vivaldi's Concerti, with A. Kniazev, cello, and ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Mendelssohn's Concerti, with E. Rivkin, piano, and ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Antonio Vivaldi, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Music of Alfred Schnittke, with Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
- Violin Concertos of Arutiunian, Vasks, Bronner, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Violin Concertos of Bronner, Vasks, A. Tchaikovsky, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Music of Lewis Nielson, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Music of Shostakovich, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
- Music of Tchaikovsky, with ARCO Chamber Orchestra
References
Source: adapted from artist's website [1]