Tigran Arakelyan
Tigran Arakelyan | |
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| Born | 1987 |
| Education | University of Washington (DMA), California State University, Northridge (MM) |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Website | tigranarakelyan |
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] He was named by Musical America in the Top 30 Professionals of the Year and Yamaha Music USA included him in their 40 under 40 honorees.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]When he was 11 years old, Arakelyan and his family emigrated from Armenia and settled in Los Angeles, California.[5] He received a M.Mus from California State University, Northridge and received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Washington in 2016.[6] 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.
Career
[edit]Arakelyan is the music director of the Northwest Mahler Festival and the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra. Since 2022, Arakelyan is the executive director of Music Works Northwest in Bellevue, Washington.[5]
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,[7] Keith Jarrett and Iosif Andriasov. He is a recipient of awards from The American Prize, Global Music Awards and AGBU Performing Arts Fellowship.
Podcast
[edit]Arakelyan has done podcast interviews with George Walker, Christian McBride, Mark O'Connor, Sharon Isbin, Richard Stoltzman, Christopher Theofanidis, Ran Blake, Jaime Martin, Melia Watras, Martin Bresnick, JoAnn Falletta, Kris Kwapis, Alphonso Johnson, Leslie Mándoki, Joseph Young, Wadada Leo Smith, Robert Dick and many others.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Boxleitner, Kirk (November 27, 2019). "PT Community Orchestra becomes PT Symphony Orchestra". The Leader. The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Gregorian, Alin K. (June 23, 2016). "Tigran Arakelyan Reaches for Musical Heights". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Baikar Association, Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Edgar, Hannah (December 5, 2023). "MA Top 30 Professional: Tigran Arakelyan". musicalamerica.com. Musical America. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Tigran Arakelyan". hub.yamaha.com. Yamaha. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Smith, Bridget (August 15, 2022). "New Music Works NW leader believes making music instills lifelong lessons". LynnwoodToday.com. Lynnwood Today. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tigran Arakelyan". University of Washington School of Music. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ McDaniel, Chris (June 5, 2019). "Collectible, classical concertina". ptleader.com. The Leader. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Arakelyan, Tigran. "Let's Talk Off The Podium Podcast". www.tigranarakelyan.com. Tigran Arakelyan. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
General references
[edit]- "Tigran Arakelyan - Music of Armenia". Musicofarmenia.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- "Guest conductor leads Port Townsend Community Orchestra". Peninsula Daily News. April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- "Tigran Arakelyan Recognized with Two Awards and a New Music Director Position". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- "Bremerton Youth Symphony names new music director". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- Pianist, The Cross-Eyed (January 18, 2018). "Meet the Artist……Tigran Arakelyan, conductor". The Cross-Eyed Pianist. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- "How Life Imitates Conducting an Orchestra… with Maestro Tigran Arakelyan". Thrivinglifeclub.com. December 12, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- "Whidbey Island Community Orchestra hires new conductor". South Whidbey Record. September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2019.