Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Explained

Birth Date:22 April 1995
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Genre:Classical
Instrument:Violin

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born 22 April 1995 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian violinist and conductor. His father, Loris Tjeknavorian is the Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor.

Awards and competitions

In 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

  1. Web site: 16-Jähriger geigt für Österreich auf . Tageszeitung Österreich . 29 February 2012 . 23 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Fritz Kreisler Wettbewerb: Österreicher im Finale . Der Standard . 15 September 2014 . 23 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Stefan Ender . Der freie Mensch als Sieger der Selektion . Der Standard . 19 September 2014 . 23 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Förderpreis für 19-jährigen Geiger Tjeknavorian . Kleine Zeitung . 29 November 2014 . 23 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Vesa Sirén . Christel Lee voitti Sibelius-viulukilpailun. Helsingin Sanomat . 3 December 2015 . 3 December 2015.
  6. Web site: 11. INTERNATIONAL JEAN SIBELIUS VIOLIN COMPETITION Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, II prize . 4 December 2015 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207044850/http://www.sibeliuscompetition.fi/News/32 . dead .

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