Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born April 22, 1995 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian violinist and conductor. His father, Loris Tjeknavorian is the Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor.
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | |
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 Emmanuel Tjeknavorian in the Gewandhaus, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 22, 1995 Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Awards and competitions
editIn 2012, he represented Austria at the Eurovision Young Musicians contest.[1]
In September 2014, Tjeknavorian was the first Austrian to make it to the final round in the history of the Fritz Kreisler Competition,[2] where he won third place.[3] In November 2014, he received the Casinos Austria Rising Star Award.[4] In December 2015, he placed second in the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "16-Jähriger geigt für Österreich auf". Tageszeitung Österreich. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ "Fritz Kreisler Wettbewerb: Österreicher im Finale". Der Standard. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ Stefan Ender (2014-09-19). "Der freie Mensch als Sieger der Selektion". Der Standard. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ "Förderpreis für 19-jährigen Geiger Tjeknavorian". Kleine Zeitung. 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ Vesa Sirén (2015-12-03). "Christel Lee voitti Sibelius-viulukilpailun". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ "11. INTERNATIONAL JEAN SIBELIUS VIOLIN COMPETITION Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, II prize". Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2015-12-04.