Nov. 6/2022



KEVIN KANAAN . Violin
ANI MELIKYAN . Violin
LIANA HARUTYUNYAN . Piano

Baabdath- The New Church
Sunday November 6, 2022
8 p.m.

No Reservations/No Tickets
First come first seated
Age limit: Above 7 years old
Doors Open at 7:15 p.m.


PROGRAM

KEVIN KANAAN

G. F. HANDEL (1685-1759)
Sonata No. 4 in D Major op. 1
I. Adagio, II. Allegro, III. Larghetto, IV. Allegro

P. DE SARASATE (1844-1908)
Zigeunerweisen

J. S. BACH (1685-1750)
Concerto No. 2 in E Major – 1st Movement

N. PAGANINI (1782-1840)
Caprice No. 23

E. ELGAR (1857-1934)
La Capricieuse

Intermission

ANI MELIKYAN

F. M. VERACINI (1690-1768)
Sonata in B minor
I. Preludio, Largo
II. Allemanda, Larghetto
III. Rondo, Allegro

E. MIRZOYAN (1921-2012)
Perpetuo Mobile

H. WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880)
Romance from Concerto No. 2

KOMITAS (1869-1935)
Apricot Tree
Qeler Tsoler

H. WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880)
Concerto No.2 – 1st Movement



KEVIN KANAAN . Violin

Kevin Kanaan, 14 years old, started violin at the age of 8 with Professor Arthur Ter-Hovhanisian in the Higher National Conservatory of Lebanon. He played concerts in the Artist house and Saint Joseph Church with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra in Lebanon, Tchaikovsky music school in Yerevan, Armenia, and played with the Gyumri State Symphony Orchestra. He also competed in the Renaissance International competition X in and won the first prize in 2018 and competed in the Nutracker Competition in Moscow.


ANI MELKIYAN . Violin
Born on February 22, 2009

Education

2014 – Entered the Art School named after Gh. Saryan in the violin department

Competitions

2016 – International Competition “Harmony” in Armenia, first place
2017 – “Art music” in Armenia, second place
2017 – IX International Contest-festival “Renaissance” in Armenia, first place
2020 – International Competition “Harmonium OnlinePlus”, first place

Festivals

2018 – “New Names” IIIV International festival of young musician-performers, diploma
2019 – “New Names” IX international festival of young musician-performers, diploma
2020 – “New Names” X international festival of young musician-performers, diploma

Masterclasses

Dora Schwarzberg, Gil Shaham, Sergey Khachatryan, Eduard Tadevosyan, Hayk Kazazyan, Lavard Skou-Larsen, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Graf Mourja

2017 was enrolled in the New Names Foundation.
2019 was enrolled in the state target program of Armenia for talented young musicians “Meknark”.
2021 enrolled in the “Music for the Future” Foundation.
2016, 2017 performed with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. She took part in the concerts of the New Names Foundation many times.


LIANA HARUTYUNYAN . Piano

Liana Harutyunyan was born in Armenia and started to play the piano at the age of 6. She studied at the R. Meliqyan Yerevan State College and Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory where she graduated with a Master’s degree in piano performance. She participated in the A. Babajanyan Competition and the A. Khachaturian Piano Competition, and gives piano and chamber music concerts as pianist and harpsichordist in festivals across Armenia, Russia and Lebanon.  Liana worked as a piano teacher and accompanist at the Lebanese Higher National Conservatory of Music for 10 years. Currently she is pursuing a musical career in Armenia.