Emma Tahmizian
Emma Tahmizian (also Emma Tachmizjan, born December 13, 1957 in Plovdiv ) is a Bulgarian - American pianist .
Life
She grew up as the youngest daughter in an Armenian family. Her ancestors had fled to Bulgaria during the First World War and settled in Plovdiv . She got her first piano lessons at the local special school for music with Penka Petkova . At the age of 8 she already won the first prize at the National Festival for Instrumentalists of Bulgaria and at the age of 11 represented her country at a festival for contemporary music in Moscow . In 1975 she began studying piano at the State Conservatory in Sofia with Julia Ganev and Konstantin Ganev . At the same time, she successfully took part in master classes and international piano competitions.
An extensive concert activity u. a. with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra , the Moscow Philharmonic and the Leningrad Philharmonic , she has traveled to many countries in Europe, Asia and America.
In 1985, after taking part in the International Van Cliburn Piano Competition , she moved to the USA and continued her studies at the Juilliard School in New York with Adele Marcus .
In addition to numerous concerts, as a soloist, with orchestra and in various chamber music ensembles, she has taught at Lawrence University , Wisconsin and on master courses such as the " Bowdoin Summer Festival ".
The New York composer Sebastian Currier dedicated several works to her, including his first piano concerto , which she premiered in April 2007 .
Recordings
- Piano sonatas op.31 no.3 and op.111 by Ludwig van Beethoven , Balkanton Records, Sofia 1984
- Theo's Sketchbook by Sebastian Currier , New World Records 1992
- Sonata op. 94 for flute and piano a. a. by Sergej Prokofjew , with Laura Gilbert, Koch International, Munich 1993
- French Cello Sonatas , Léon Boëllmann : Menuet for cello and piano op.31, with Simca Heled (cello), Classico CD 173, New York 1997
- American Flute Vol. 1 , with works by George Antheil , Samuel Barber a . a., with Zizi Mueller, New York 1998
Awards
- 1965 1st prize at the 4th National Festival for Singers and Instrumentalists of Bulgaria in Sofia
- 1974 3rd prize at the 11th International Smetana Piano Competition in Prague , Czech Republic
- 1976 Award at the 5th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig
- 1977 1st prize at the 7th International Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau
- 1980 4th prize at the 14th International Piano Competition in Montreal , Canada
- 1982 7th prize and distinction at the International Tchaikovsky Competition Moscow , USSR
- 1984 6th prize at the International Pianoforte Competition Leeds , Great Britain
- 1985 4th prize at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Fort Worth , Texas , USA
Web links
- Works by and about Emma Tahmizian in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lawrence University
- Robert Schumann Competition
- Tchaikovsky competition
- Leeds Competition
- Şahan Arzruni, Armenian News Network / Groong
- Mosaic Quartet
- Vox Balaenae part 1 (with Laura Gilbert, flute, and Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello), July 26, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schumann in Zwickau - Prize Winner. In: schumannzwickau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tahmizian, Emma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian-American pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plovdiv |