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Age: 4+
Speaks English, Russian, Armenian
Teaching since 2002
Composer & Concert Pianist
About Arshak S.
Born and raised in the city of Yerevan, Armenia, by the age of seven, Arshak S.’s natural musical talent had already come to the attention of Sergey Kechek, Director of the A. Spendiarov School of Music; one of the leading musical academies in Armenia. Studying under unparalleled teacher and a music mentor Arkuhi Harutyunyan, Arshak continued his study of classical piano styles for the next 10 years, performing solo concerts and going so far as to receive the third place award at the 1994 Armenian National J. S. Bach Concerto Competition. Later, he attended and graduated from Komitas State Conservatory, where he concentrated on Composition and Piano Performance under the tutelage of Stephan Rostomyan and Georgy Kasabyan. In the fallowing years Arshak has composed classical and contemporary compositions for vocal, piano, clarinet, string quartet and symphonic orchestra. In 2002, the Armenian Komitas String Quartet performed a work composed by Arshak S. that was dedicated to the victims of the earthquake that struck Armenia fourteen years earlier.
In the year of 2002, after releasing his first album “Armenian Folk Melodies” with his friend Artur Yeghiazaryan, Arshak was granted the great opportunity to come to the United States of America. In 2008 Arshak found and produced a band by name “Double Sharp“ with his two childhood friends Levon Mikaelian and Nune Vartanyan, which also includes two veterans of American jazz scene Tony Bunn and Wes Crawford. This gave a birth to the album “With a Song in My Heart“. The same year he began working on his trio album “Journal“ [Released in 2010] and Tony’s project “Small World“ [Released in 2009] with Dennis Chambers on drums. In May 2010, “Twitching Eye“ from the album “Journal” receives “Honorable Mention” from the 2010 International Songwriting Competition.
In late 2012 Arshak began working on his “Hoodman’s Blind” project collaborating with multi Grammy Award winning & nominated musicians from all over the world. Featuring Mike Stern, Omar Hakim, Eric Marienthal, Chieli Minucci, Bob Franceschini, Raul Pineda, Cheikh NDoye, John Lamkin III, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Artyom Manukyan, Artur Yeghiazaryan, Vardanyan String Quartet & more.., the new album [Released on March 2nd, 2014] was quoted on All About Jazz “..to be one of the most unique and compelling releases of the year!”.
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Teaching Hours
Monday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Tuesday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Wednesday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Thursday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Friday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Saturday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Sunday
5 AM-7:30 PM
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Pricing
30 minutes
$40
60 minutes
$65
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Experience
Senior Pianos
Sep, 2002 - PresentMaryland Youth Ballet
Education
Concert Pianist
Sep, 1988 - Sep, 1998A. Spendiarov School of Music (Yerevan, Armenia)
Composer & Concert Pianist
Sep, 1998 - Jun, 2002Yerevan State Conservatory, Armenia
Certifications
Concert Pianist Certification
Jun, 1998A. Spendiarov School of Music
Bachelors Degree in Composing & Piano Performance
Jun, 2002Yerevan State Conservatory
Awards
3rd Place
May, 19941994 Armenian National J. S. Bach Concerto Competition
Languages
Armenian
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
Russian
Professional Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
N Hwy
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Tuesday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Wednesday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Thursday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Friday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Saturday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Sunday
5 AM-7:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
60 minutes
$65
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