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"You say a festive feeling of existence or а sheer joy of living… I think that the above mentioned feelings and similar luxuries are deeply possessed by Hayk Melikyan at the moments whenever he plays piano. These are the moments when he equally performs both as a pianist and a composer. The remaining time he dedicates to the maturing of these moments. Nothing could be more wonderful than a talent of creation of mirth for one’s own soul, possession of it and sharing with those people who are able to seize it." Tigran Mansouryan
“I am very grateful to Hayk Melikyan that he took the risk of interpreting that piece. It is to be listened to without bias: simply let this unique and such personal language open the door to the message of what its creator has lived and suffered.” Gyorgy Kurtag
Hayk Melikyan is recognized internationally as one of Armenia’s most versatile and imaginative musicians and among today's most engaging pianists. Born in Yerevan, he took his first piano lessons with Irina Grishinskaya and then studied at the Yerevan State Conservatory with professor Alexander Gourgenov. Hayk Melikyan’s international concert début took place at the “Concerto di Concerti” International Festival of the 20th Century Music in Rome (Italy). He leads an active concert life, playing in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, etc. After having won the Second Prize in the International Piano Competition of the 20th Century and Contemporary Music “Premio Valentino Bucchi” in Rome in 2000 he included the contemporary music as the leading part of his concert programs. Hayk Melikyan is a laureate of many other competitions, such as the Special Prize of Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music (Buffalo, USA, 2012), “Samson Francois” Prize at the Orléans International Piano Competition (France, 2008), First Prize at Lazar Saryan Composers Competition (Yerevan, Armenia, 2008), Special Prize at “Ibla Grand Prize” Piano Competition (Ragusa, Italy, 1999), “Lucy Ishkhanyan” Award at Aram Khachatouryan Piano Competition (Yerevan, Armenia, 1997) etc. He is the first performer of numerous works by Armenian and foreign composers. There are many pieces by contemporary composers composed especially for Hayk Melikyan. This activity led the Pianist to an idea of initiating Concert Series of “1900+” of the 20th Century and Contemporary World Piano Music. Hayk Melikyan regularly performs at the International Music Festivals of “Musique en Cote de Nacre,” “Festival de Valmagne” in France, “Geelvinck Music Festival” in the Netherlands, “Pharos Arts Foundation” in Cyprus, Swiss “Concertus Saisonnus Festival,” Geneva International Piano Festival, “O/Modernt” in Sweden and many others. Several solo albums by Hayk Melikyan have been released since 2007, targeting the 20th Century and Contemporary Music. There are prominent and valuable achievements by Hayk Melikyan in Composition: he is an author of many chamber-instrumental, vocal works as well as symphonic and chorus music. His piano transcriptions, concert paraphrases and arrangements are among the favorite ones in the repertoires of many pianists worldwide. The unique talent and creative imagination of Hayk Melikyan in improvisation adds an unusual value to his recitals.
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