Isolation Point Virtual Concert Series: Tigran Saakyan, piano

Mountain View Festival presents another beautiful Isolation Point concert featuring pianist Tigran Saakyan.

CONCERT PROGRAM:
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in f minor WTK1
Liszt: Sposalizio from Deuxieme Année de Pèlerinage: Italie
Chopin: Barcarolle, op.60
Komitas: 7 songs for piano

The event will be premiered on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM through YouTube.

For more information, visit https://www.polariscentre.ca/listings/tigran-saakyan

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.

Presented by: Mountain View Connection and Festival

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