Tigran Arakelyan
Tigran Arakelyan (born 1987) is an Armenian-American conductor, currently the music director of the Northwest Mahler Festival and Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra. [1] [2] Since 2022, Arakelyan is the executive director of Music Works Northwest in Bellevue, WA.[3]
Arakelyan held conducting positions with the California Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Youth Orchestra and youth orchestras in Bainbridge Island, Federal Way and Bremerton. He played alongside James Galway and the Los Angeles Philharmonic during Galway's induction to the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. Arakelyan conducted regional premieres by Paul Hindemith, James Cohn,[4] Keith Jarrett and Iosif Andriasov. He is a recipient of awards from The American Prize, Global Music Awards and AGBU Performing Arts Fellowship.
He has a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and a M.Mus from California State University, Northridge. His musical studies are with Ludovic Morlot, John Barcellona and Paul Taub. Arakelyan participated in masterclasses and festivals at the Conductors Guild, Pierre Monteux School, Idyllwild Music Festival and the Seattle Flute Society. In masterclasses he has worked with David Effron, Stephen Preston, and others. He played in the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra.
Arakelyan has done podcast interviews with George Walker, Evelyn Glennie, David Harrington from Kronos Quartet, Christian McBride, Mark O'Connor, Sharon Isbin, Richard Stoltzman, Christopher Theofanidis, Vijay Iyer, Yolanda Kondonassis, Diane Schuur, Øystein Baadsvik, Ransom Wilson, Roger Bobo, Eugene Izotov, Martin Kuuskmann, Ran Blake, Jaime Martin, Melia Watras, Martin Bresnick, JoAnn Falletta, Kris Kwapis, Alphonso Johnson, Jovino Santos Neto, Leslie Mándoki, Joseph Young, Wadada Leo Smith, Robert Dick & many others. [5]
References[edit]
- ^ Boxleitner, Kirk (27 November 2019). "PT Community Orchestra becomes PT Symphony Orchestra". The Leader. The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Gregorian, Alin K. (23 June 2016). "Tigran Arakelyan Reaches for Musical Heights". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Baikar Association, Inc. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Smith, Bridget (15 August 2022). "New Music Works NW leader believes making music instills lifelong lessons". LynnwoodToday.com. Lynnwood Today. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ McDaniel, Chris (5 June 2019). "Collectible, classical concertina". ptleader.com. The Leader. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Arakelyan, Tigran. "Let's Talk Off The Podium Podcast". www.tigranarakelyan.com. Tigran Arakelyan. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
General references[edit]
- "Tigran Arakelyan - School of Music - University of Washington". music.washington.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Tigran Arakelyan - Music of Armenia". Musicofarmenia.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Guest conductor leads Port Townsend Community Orchestra". Peninsula Daily News. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Tigran Arakelyan Recognized with Two Awards and a New Music Director Position". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Bremerton Youth Symphony names new music director". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- Pianist, The Cross-Eyed (18 January 2018). "Meet the Artist……Tigran Arakelyan, conductor". The Cross-Eyed Pianist. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "How Life Imitates Conducting an Orchestra… with Maestro Tigran Arakelyan". Thrivinglifeclub.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Whidbey Island Community Orchestra hires new conductor". South Whidbey Record. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2019.