Astrig Siranossian

Astrig Siranossian
Born (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 35)
Lyon, France
Genresclassical
Instrumentcello
Websitewww.astrigsiranossian.com

Astrig Siranossian (born 19 December 1988) is a French cellist.

Biography

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In 2015, she was invited to spend three years as an artist in residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Waterloo,[1] as well as for the Singer-Polignac Foundation.

She has performed at the Philharmonie de Paris, Musikverein in Vienna, KKL Luzern, Basel Casino, Dijon Opera, Flagey in Brussels, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Kennedy Center Washington.[2]

Here recordings have been mentioned in mainstream media.[3] Recordings made in 2018 for the Claves Records label include concertos from A. Khachaturyan and K. Penderecki and received 5 diapasons, 5 Classica stars as well as the Clef du mois ResMusica Award.[4]

In 2016, she released an album dedicated to F. Poulenc, G. Faure and Komitas accompanied by pianist Theo Fouchenneret.[5]

She plays a Ruggieri cello from 1676, loaned by the Boubo Music Foundation from Switzerland.[6]

Awards

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  • 1998: Royaume de la Musique First Prize
  • 2012: Winner of the Antonio Janigros Music Contest
  • 2013: Winner of the Banque Populaire Foundation Contest
  • 2013: 1st Prize and special prizes at the K. Penderecki Contest
  • 2014: Kiefer Hablitzel Prize
  • 2016: Musica Prize
  • 2017: Coup de cœur by the Belgian Television

Discography

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  • 2012: Celli Monighetti/ LCMS 1202
  • 2016: Poulenc, Fauré, Komitas; Théo Fouchenneret/Claves Records 1604
  • 2018: F. Schubert/Evidence
  • 2018: Cello Concerto Khachaturyan, Penderecki; Sinfonia Varsovia, Adam Klocek/Claves Records 1802

References

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  1. ^ "Soloists 15/16 | Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth". musicchapel.org (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  2. ^ "Biography • Astrig Siranossian". Astrig Siranossian - official website.
  3. ^ "Sélection albums : Astrig Siranossian, Kathrine Windfeld, Orquesta Akokan…". Le Monde.fr (in French). April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "(2018) Khachaturian & Penderecki Cello Concertos - Astrig Siranossian, Cello". Claves Records (in French).
  5. ^ "Poulenc, Fauré, Komitas sous l'archet d'Astrig Siranossian « À Emporter « ResMusica". www.resmusica.com (in French). 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Astrig Siranossian, 25, on obtaining her Francesco Ruggieri cello". The Strad. 2014-03-25.
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