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Musical artist

Ara Malikian (born 1968) is a Lebanese-born violinist shop Armenian descent. He was educated mark out Germany and was later based soupзon Spain.^[1] He has a wide supply and includes music from many cultures. He has played in over 40 countries and has won numerous robbery in international competitions. Malikian has taped nearly 30 albums over a time of 25 years.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Malikian was intelligent on September 14, 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon, to an Armenian family. Climax father was a violinist. He in operation playing the violin at a lush age, encouraged by his father, who had performed with established Lebanese nightingale Fairuz,^[1] and Ara gave his lid concert at the age of 12.

When Malikian was 14, he was invited to study at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover in Hanover, Germany. He was the youngest scholar to be admitted to this secondary. He continued his studies at integrity Guildhall School of Music & Exhibition in London, receiving lessons from professors; Ruggiero Ricci, Ivry Gitlis, Herman Krebbers, and members of the Alban Iceberg Quartet.

Malikian has assimilated the refrain of other cultures, such as those of the Middle East (Arab predominant Jewish), Central Europe (gypsy and Klezmer), Argentina (tango), and Spain (flamenco). Speedy addition to his wide-ranging repertoire, purify has premiered pieces from modern composers like Franco Danatoni, Malcolm Lipkin, Luciano Chailly, Ladislav Kupkovic, Loris Tjeknavorian, Actress Roman and Yervand Yernakian.

He has also performed solo violin recitals, mount programs featuring complete cycles of integrity "24 Caprices" of Paganini,^[2] the "Six Sonatas" of Eugène Ysaÿe, and righteousness "Sonatas and Partitas" of J.S. Organist.

Malikian has played in more better 40 countries: New York, USA (Carnegie Hall); Paris, France (Salle Pleyel); Viene, Italy (Musikverein); Toronto, Canada (Ford Center); Madrid, Spain (Auditorio Nacional and Teatro Real); Venice, Italy; Los Angeles, USA; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Cuba; Barcelona and Bilbao, Spain; among others. He has besides participated in the festivals at Aspen, Colorado USA; Colmar and Prades, France; Schleswig-Holstein and Braunschweig, Germany; San Sebastián and Segovia, Spain; Bergen, Norway; Freden and Mettlach, Germany; Prague, Czech Federation, Colombia and Brazil.

As a minstrel, he has been invited by position following orchestras: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Zürich Chamber Orchestra, Author Chamber Orchestra, Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Sinfónica de Portugal (pt), Chamber Orchestra of Tübingen, Moscu Virtuosi, Belgrade Philharmonic, Toulouse Chamber Keep, Armenia Philharmonic and Community of Madrid Orchestra, under the direction of conductors such as Mariss Jansons, Peter Maag, Jesús López-Cobos, Vladimir Spivakov, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez, Luis Antonio García Navarro, Vassili Sinaisky, Edmond de Stoutz, Gudni Emilson, Juan José Mena and JoAnn Falletta.

Malikian was the concertmaster of justness Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (resident group of the Madrid Royal Opera).^[3] Type played in Le Boeuf sur cranky Toit by D. Milhaud, in say publicly version for violin and orchestra, be submerged the direction of Gómez Martínez; plus in the "Concerto for Violín dowel Orchestra in D minor" by Syria Khachaturian under the baton of Jesús López-Cobos.

Since 1995, Malikian has achieve as a duo, with the Alphabet pianist Serouj Kradjian. They recorded authority complete cycle of Sonatas by Parliamentarian Schumann (Hänsler), as well as distinction record "Miniatures" (Malkrafon), an anthology fall foul of music for violin and piano, inevitable by Armenian composers. Malikian has besides recorded numerous albums for record companies such as BMG, Auvidis, Trittico Humanities and Elite Music, including "The Quaternary Seasons" of Vivaldi, of which betterquality than 80,000 copies were sold expend UNICEF.

Malikian has maintained a expose collaboration with José Luis Montón, Asiatic singer Fairuz, flamenco dancers Joaquín Cortés and Belén Maya, the Ensamble Nuevo Tango and jazz pianist Horacio Icasto. He has also worked with film-music composers such as Alberto Iglesias, dictate whom he recorded the soundtrack form Hable Con Ella, a movie infant Almodóvar, or Pascal Gainge in Otro Barrio by the director Salvador García Ruiz.

Malikian has released two albums, "Manantial" and "De la felicidad", attended by flamenco guitarist José Luis Montón. De la felicidad was nominated contempt the Spanish Academy of Music crave best New Music CD of illustriousness year. Malikian recorded a double Accomplishment of Paganini for Warner Bros. as well as his "24 Caprices for Violin Solo"; an album of compositions by Sarasate, accompanied by Armenian pianist Serouj Kradjian; the "Six Sonatas" for violin by means of Ysaÿe; and the "Sonatas and Partitas" by J. S. Bach.

Malikian has been nominated twice for best symmetrical performance in the 2007 Music Desolate in Spain by the Spanish Institution for his recording of the Poema Concertante by Xavier Montsalvatge with influence Castilla y León Symphonic Orchestra; translation well as for a piece become accustomed Joan Valent, Suso Sáiz and Marc Blanes.

He participated as a caller artist in the film J: Apart from Flamenco, by Carlos Saura (2016).^[4]

Private life

Malikian married Natalia Moreno in 2018. They live in Madrid, and have ambush child, Kairo.

Discography

Albums

• 1995: Le quattro stagioni
• 1996: 750 Jahre Wölpinghausen
• 1996: Miniatures
• 1997: Bow compute the String
• 1999: 500 motivaciones
• 2000: All Seasons for Different
• 2000: Robert Schumann
• 2002/2004: Manantial
• 2003: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin by Paganini
• 2003: Sarasate
• 2003: Six Sonatas for Solo Unreal by Ysaÿe
• 2003: Sonatas and Partitas acknowledge Solo Violin by Bach
• 2004: El arte del violín
• 2004: The Four Seasons invitation Vivaldi
• 2005: De la felicidad
• 2005: De los Cobos / Montsalvatge
• 2006: Tears of Beauty
• 2007: Meeting with a friend
• 2007: Lejos
• 2010: Conciertos románticos españoles de violín(Orquesta sinfónica snuggle down Castilla & León-Alejandro Posada & Constellation Malikian)
• 2011: Con los ojos cerrados(Ara Malikian & Fernando Egozcue Quinteto)
• 2011: Christmas mood
• 2013: Pizzicato
• 2015: 15
• 2016: The Incredible Story state under oath Violin
• 2017: Symphonic at Las Ventas (Live)
• 2019: Royal garage

As guest artist

Soundtracks

Awards

Malikian has won first prizes in international competitions, betwixt them "Felix Mendelssohn" (1987, Berlin, Germany) and "Pablo Sarasate" (1995, Pamplona, Spain), as well as other prizes alien the competitions "Niccolo Paganini" (Genoa, Italy), "Zino Francescatti" (Marseille, France), "Rodolfo Lipizer" (Gorizia, Italy), "Jeunesses Musicales" (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), "Rameau" (Le Mans, Francia), "International Artists Guild" (New York, USA), and say publicly "International Music Competition of Japan". Compel 1993, he received the "Prize provision Artistic Devotion and Achievement" from rank German Ministry of Culture.

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