Кзартмян Виген
Kzartmyan Vigen
Kzartmyan, Vigen Кзартмян Виген (b. December 10, 1979, Yerevan). Armenian composer, now resident in Austria, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Europe; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Kzartmyan began piano studies at age seven at the S. Yerbashyan School and later studied composition with Martun Israyelyan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1996-2000. Since 2000, he has studied with Dietmar Schermann at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna.
He has earned numerous honors, including First Prize in the Armenian State Composers Competition (1996).
From 1996-2000, while at the conservatory, he also worked as an arranger at the Metro Theatre and the State Chamber Theatre and toured with both. As a pianist, he has given solo recitals in Armenia, Austria, Georgia, and Russia.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: kzartmyan@hotmail.com
Street address: Mr. Vigen Kzartmyan, Mohsgasse 7/16, A - 1030 Vienna, Austria
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Two Poems, 1998; Cello Concerto, 1999
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet No. 1, ‘Spanish’, 1997; Octet, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2000; Trio, violin, cello, piano, 2000; Duet, guitar, drumkit, 2001; Project, 2002 (features music by the composer, George Frederic Handel, Claude Debussy, Komitas); String Quartet No. 2, 2002
VOCAL: Trio (text by A. Isahakyan), tenor, cello, piano, 1996
PIANO: Sonatina, 1996
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