Gevorg Sargsyan Resume

      Maestro Gevorg Sargsyan was born on October 5, 1981 in Armenia.
Winner of Sir Georg Solti Foundation grant-award for 2006, Gevorg Sargsyan is one of the most renowned Armenian conductors.

First steps as a musician he did as a cellist. In 1999, in the age of 18, Gevorg Sargsyan, as an exceptional case has entered and in 2004 graduated from Orchestral Conducting Department of Yerevan State Conservatory (class of prof. Yuri Davtyan).

Being 18 years old on 1st year of studying, Gevorg has been selected by Direction of Yerevan State Conservatory to fell a position of assistant conductor of Conservatory’s Symphonic Orchestra. Further, in 2002-2003 Gevorg continued study at the Vienna Conservatory in Austria with prof. Maximillian Cencic, later participated on Conducting Master course with prof. Domenique Rouits (Paris Conservatory) in Italy.

Since 2002, Gevorg is an honorable conductor of Yerevan Youth Chamber Orchestra. Has a close collaboration with ensemble "AUS-5", mainly premiering contemporary music. In March 2004, maestro Sargsyan has got a position of assistant director and conductor of the Armenian National Academic Opera & Ballet Theatre .

His teaching activity includes masterclass of orchestral conducting in Valencia, Spain. courses of conducting accross Europe. Currently, maestro Sargsyan is working in Singapore, where he is teaching conducting at Tanglewood Music School.

Gevorg Sargsyan is a “Master Class” labeled artist of the Armenian Music Center, a leading company in Armenia of producing CDs & DVDs. Recordings of classical masterpieces made by Gevorg Sargsyan are inherent part of Armenian Music Center’s productions.

Many musical critics and professionals describe Gevorg Sargsyan as a uniquely gifted raising star in the world of classical music of our time.

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Updated:  June 28, 2008

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