Sofya Melikyan
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Sofya Melikyan is an Armenia
n pianist, born in Yerevan
. A pupil of pianist Joaquín Soriano
since 1994, she has won some of the most important Spanish
piano competitions (Ibiza, Linares). In September 2006 she won the fourth prize at Valencia's José Iturbi competition
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She has been active playing as a soloist with Armenian and Spanish orchestras, and has also kept ties with chamber music - she plays in chamber ensembles such as the Conjunto Silvestri piano quartet.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n pianist, born in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
. A pupil of pianist Joaquín Soriano
Joaquín Soriano
Joaquín Soriano is a Spanish pianist.Trained in Valencia, he was a disciple of Vlado Perlemuter at the Conservatoire National de Paris...
since 1994, she has won some of the most important Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
piano competitions (Ibiza, Linares). In September 2006 she won the fourth prize at Valencia's José Iturbi competition
XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition
The XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition took place in Valencia, from September 14th to the 30th, 2006. The competition is held every two years and is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions...
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She has been active playing as a soloist with Armenian and Spanish orchestras, and has also kept ties with chamber music - she plays in chamber ensembles such as the Conjunto Silvestri piano quartet.