Isolation Point Virtual Concert Series

Tigran Saakyan, piano

Alberta's Mountain View Connection Concert Series goes to a virtual concert series during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new performance project: Isolation Point, To Keep Music and Musicians Moving Forward.

This week's concert will feature pianist Tigran Saakyan. The online concert will premiere at 7:00 PM, Thursday, February 4, 2021, through YouTube. 

CONCERT PROGRAM:
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No 2 in F-sharp minor, op.2, movement I
Sergey Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau op. 39 No 6
Arno Babajanyan, Elegy and Vagharshapat Dance

Tigran Saakyan’s piano journey began in Moscow where he studied at the Tchaikovsky Academic Music College at the Moscow State Conservatory and Gnesins Russian Academy of Music with professors Gayane Akhnazaryan, Natalia Trishkina, and Denis Burstein. Tigran was actively involved in Moscow’s concert life performing in the most prestigious venues. Furthermore, he took the opportunity to successfully perform at international piano competitions in Italy, France, and Armenia.

In 2015, he went on to study with Professor Alexander Tselyakov at Brandon University where he received his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance. At Brandon University, Tigran continued his development as a pianist performing in numerous competitions and festivals and collaborating with some of Manitoba’s foremost musicians including Alexander Tselyakov, Catherine Wood, Kerry DuWors, and Leanne Zacharias. In 2017, as the winner of the Concerto Competition at Brandon University, he performed the Rachmaninoff Second Concerto with the University Orchestra.

In 2018, Tigran entered the faculty at Music and Play Canada in Calgary, Alberta with a full-time teaching position. While on the faculty, he performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Alberta, British Columbia, Russia, Mexico, and the USA. In 2019, Tigran was invited to the 15th Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival in British Columbia in 2019 where he performed with Canada’s leading musicians. In addition to teaching and performing, Tigran is continuing to develop his piano mastery by studying with Charles Foreman.

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Alberta's Mountain View Connection Concert Series goes to a virtual concert series during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new performance project: Isolation Point, To Keep Music and Musicians Moving Forward. For more information, please visit Mountain View's website.

This concert is free but we also hope you may be able to donate. Our funds are being used at this moment to help as many local musicians as we can – your support is most appreciated for this local cause. We will have several performances over the next while featuring Alberta artists. The adventure will continue with a variety of musicians coming your way for as long as we can continue! To make a donation through ATBCares, please click here.

Presented by: Mountain View Connection and Festival

Genres: Woodwinds, Voice, Strings, Keyboard, Chamber Ensembles