Nareh Arghamanyan
Pianist

Born in 1989 in Armenia, Nareh Arghamanyan began her piano studies at the age of five. Three years later, she entered the Tchaikovsky Music School for Talented Children where she studied with Alexander Gurgenov, and more recently with Armen Babakhanian.

In 2004 she was the youngest student to be admitted to the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where she studied with Heinz Medjimorec and graduated in 2008 with highest honors.

Ms. Arghamanyan is the winner of the 2008 Montreal International Music Competition; the First Prize recipient at the 2007 Piano Campus International Competition in Pontoise, France, and took second prize at the 2007 Jose Roca International Competition in Spain.

Previously, she won First Prize at the 1997 International Chopin Piano Competition in Yugoslavia, followed by First Prize at the 1998 International Competition for Young Talents in Ukraine.

In 1999, she captured the Gold Medal at the Armenian Legacy National Piano Competition in the juniors' category. Following her performance in Salt Lake City, Utah, the critics proclaimed her: … " a seasoned virtuso" …"she is destined to have a major international career"… - Salt Lake City Tribune.

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