Ruben Kosemyan - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonatas & Rondos (KV 378, KV 454 & KV 250, KV 373) (2020)

Margarita Grigoryan: Her teachers were Anahit Manvelyan and Serguey Kechek. She received her PHD degree in piano performance from Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory in 2007. She is a concert performer, artist of chamber ensemble, accompanist and piano teacher. In 2000 Margarita won the second prize at the Fourth State Youth Contest (Arno Babajanyan). In 2003, she was awarded the third prize at the First National Youth Contest (Robert Andriasyan) and in 2007, the second prize at the Fourth State Youth Contest (Georgi Sarajev). Margarita is also a third degree laureate of the “Renaissance“ V International Contest-Festival of music performance (2013).

Natalya Mnatsakanyan: Pianist Natalya Mnatsakanyan born in Armenia and at the early age began studying piano at the Spendiaryan Special Music School. She graduated Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan with Professor Serguey Kechek. In 1992, she became a prize winner of “Arno Babadjanian” Piano Competition. For almost 12 years Natalya worked in Yerevan State Conservatory as accompanist at the Winds and Solo Singing Departments. Natalya has successfully participated on many national and international competitions accompanying various instruments and singers (“Yamaha” Competition, “President Award” Competition, “Renaissance” International Competition).
Since 2012, Natalya has been living in Canada. She regularly plays recitals as piano accompanist throughout Canada (including the famous Koerner Hall) and abroad, collaborating with violinist Ruben Kosemyan. In 2018, the renowned label “Brilliant Classics” released the new CD “Aram & Karen Khachaturian. Music for Violin and Piano” with Natalya Mnatsakanyan as pianist.

Ruben Kosemyan: Canadian concert violinist Ruben Kosemyan born in Armenia and at the age of four began studying violin under the guidance of his father Alexander Kosemyan (Violist with the State Komitas quartet) and Tatyana Hayrapetyan in Special Music School after Tchaikovsky. At age of 9 he played Mendelssohn and Mozart violin concertos with orchestra. A year later Ruben played in “Palace of Congresses” of Moscow city. In 1987 he moved to Moscow to continue his musical education at the Moscow State Conservatory with professor Maya Glezarova. Ruben has attended master-classes under the guidance of Leonid Kogan, Igor Oistrach, Tibor Varga, Ruben Aharonyan (First violin of State Borodin quartet), Jean Ter-Merguerian, Ivan Monighetti and Dominique de Williencourt. In 1997 Ruben was granted the prestigious Vladimir Spivakov scholarship. In 1998 he began teaching violin and chamber ensemble classes at the Yerevan State Conservatory, and in 2000 Ruben was selected as head of the department of classical music at the “House of Music and Culture”, Kish Island. Ruben has appeared with concerts in Armenia, Germany, France, Iran, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, Malaysia, Russia and Georgia, performing Brahms double concerto, violin concertos of Khachaturian, Saryan, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Mozart, Bruch, Bach and many others. In 2005 Ruben Kosemyan founded the Piano Trio. In October 31/2007, he was awarded a gold medal “UNESCO Aram Khachaturian Centenary” by the “Composers Union” of Armenia. In 2009 Ruben was invited to join the “Khachaturian” State quartet as first violin, where he worked until 2010. Ruben is the author of “Violin Technique as a Mean of Music Expression”. Since 2010, Ruben has been living in Canada where he's organized a group of professional musicians for live performances and recordings of classical, romantic and some contemporary music. He made his Canadian debut with Canadian conductor Nurhan Arman and “Sinfonia Toronto” in world known “Glenn Gould Studio”, later in Koerner Hall (Toronto). Ruben continues to perform as soloist with the orchestras on the multiple stages throughout Canada and abroad. Ruben Kosemyan's new CD "Aram & Karen Khachaturian. Music for Violin and Piano" was released by “Brilliant Classics” label in November 2018.