Arthur Aharonian

As a composer, Arthur Aharonian’s influence extends across a career crowned with several international distinctions, including 1st Prize in the Composition Competition of the Festival Mondial de l'Image sous-marine in Antibes and the Golden Star Halo Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council in Hollywood. His work ranges from short piano pieces to symphonic and concertante works. He also excels in the composition of vocal and choral music, including the chamber opera Pari, and in the creation of music for film and theater.

Leading musicians and orchestras frequently perform his work on the world's most prestigious stages.

His compositions include :

• La Ballade de Jonathan, symphonic poem premiered in 2004 at the Théâtre Mogador by the Orchestre National d'Ile-de-France, conducted by George Pehlivanian,

• Violin Concerto N2 premiered in 2011 at Muziekgebouw by Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Sergey Khachatryan,

• The Cry Of My Soul for soprano, clarinet and piano, based on poems by Hamo Sahyan, premiered in 2018, Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, by Shoushik Barsoumian, Phil O'Connor and Arthur Aharonyan,

• Le soldat et la danseuse, Ballet freely inspired by Andersen's fairy tale "Le stoïque Soldat de plomb", created in 2021, salle Jean Français de la ville de Vanves.

A professor at the Paris Conservatoire, he also pursues a career as a concert pianist, touring Europe, Canada and the United States.

He has made numerous recordings as a pianist and composer. One of his recent albums, featuring Komitas' complete works for solo piano, released on the Megadisc Classics label, was honored with the Vienna Radio Prize.