The Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al’s Faculty of Music is delighted to welcome Avedis Kouyoumdjian, for a free public masterclass highlighting the work of students in the classical piano performance programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Avedis Kouyoumdjian Born in Beirut, Lebanon, to a family of Armenian origin, Professor Avedis Kouyoumdjian began his studies at the age of 12 at the Vienna University of Music and Dramatic Arts. At the time, he was the youngest student of interpretation in the piano classes. He studied with professors Dieter Weber, Noel Flores, Alexander Jenner and Georg Ebert. He also continued his studies with Djanko Iliev, Stanislaw Neuhaus and Alica Kezeradze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His career as an artist, teacher, producer and administrator has been marked by numerous achievements since he won first prize at the Sixth International Beethoven Competition in Vienna in 1981. Since then, he has performed in renowned concert halls in Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan. He has appeared as soloist with world-renowned orchestras and at numerous international festivals. He is an invited jury member at major international competitions, and regularly gives master classes at numerous universities and prestigious cultural institutions in Europe, Asia and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several recordings mark his artistic career as a pianist and chamber musician. In 1997, he became professor of piano and chamber music in the piano department of Vienna’s University of Music and Dramatic Arts, where he had begun his teaching career as a lecturer in 1987. Since 2001, he has also been the initiator and founder of the Joseph Haydn International Chamber Music Competition in Vienna. In 2002, he was appointed Director of the University’s Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Institute. From 2004 to 2008, he was artistic director of the “Piano \u00e0 St. Ursanne” Festival in Switzerland. In 2010, he was appointed Dean of the Department of Instrumental Studies at his university. Since 2016, he has been Master in Residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine \u00c9lisabeth in Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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La Facult\u00e9 de musique de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al est heureuse d\u2019accueillir Avedis Kouyoumdjian, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019un cours de ma\u00eetre public et gratuit qui mettra en lumi\u00e8re les \u00e9tudiantes et \u00e9tudiants des programmes d\u2019interpr\u00e9tation en piano classique.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c0 propos d\u2019Avedis Kouyoumdjian <\/strong>N\u00e9 \u00e0 Beyrouth, au Liban, dans une famille d’origine arm\u00e9nienne, professeur Avedis Kouyoumdjian a commenc\u00e9 ses \u00e9tudes \u00e0 l’\u00e2ge de 12 ans \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 de musique et d\u2019arts dramatiques de Vienne. Il \u00e9tait \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque le plus jeune \u00e9tudiant en interpr\u00e9tation dans les classes de piano. Il a fait ses \u00e9tudes avec les professeurs Dieter Weber, Noel Flores, Alexander Jenner et Georg Ebert. Il a aussi poursuivi son travail de perfectionnement avec Djanko Iliev, Stanislaw Neuhaus et Alica Kezeradze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sa carri\u00e8re d’artiste, de professeur, de r\u00e9alisateur et d’administrateur est marqu\u00e9e par de nombreuses r\u00e9alisations depuis qu’il a remport\u00e9 le premier prix au sixi\u00e8me concours international de Beethoven \u00e0 Vienne en 1981. Depuis lors, il s’est produit dans des salles de concert renomm\u00e9es en Europe, aux \u00c9tats-Unis, au Canada et au Japon. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 soliste avec des orchestres renomm\u00e9s dans le monde entier et a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 de nombreux festivals internationaux. Il est invit\u00e9 comme membre de jury dans des grands concours internationaux et donne r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement des classes de ma\u00eetre dans de nombreuses universit\u00e9s et des institutions culturelles prestigieuses en Europe, en Asie et en Am\u00e9rique du nord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plusieurs enregistrements jalonnent sa carri\u00e8re artistique en tant que pianiste et musicien de chambre. En 1997, il devient professeur de piano et de musique de chambre au d\u00e9partement de piano de l’Universit\u00e9 de musique et d\u2019arts dramatiques de Vienne, o\u00f9 il avait commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re p\u00e9dagogique en tant que charg\u00e9 de cours en 1987. Il est de m\u00eame l’initiateur et le fondateur du concours international de musique de chambre Joseph Haydn \u00e0 Vienne depuis 2001. En 2002, il est nomm\u00e9 directeur de l\u2019institut \u201eJoseph Haydn Chamber Music Institute\u201c de l’Universit\u00e9. De 2004 \u00e0 2008, il est directeur artistique au Festival \u00ab piano \u00e0 St. Ursanne \u00bb en Suisse. En 2010, Il est nomm\u00e9 doyen du d\u00e9partement des \u00e9tudes instrumentales au sein de son universit\u00e9. Depuis 2016, il est Maitre en r\u00e9sidence \u00e0 la Chapelle Musicale Reine \u00c9lisabeth en Belgique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n FREE ADMISSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This content comes from the Facult\u00e9 de musique de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and is adapted by PAN M 360.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al’s Faculty of Music is delighted to welcome Avedis Kouyoumdjian, for a free public masterclass highlighting the work of students in the classical piano performance programs. About Avedis Kouyoumdjian Born in Beirut, Lebanon, to a family of Armenian origin, Professor Avedis Kouyoumdjian began his studies at the age of 12 at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":936,"featured_media":114297,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[],"generale":[3814],"genre":[8055],"pays":[4874],"salle":[8863],"ville":[7246],"class_list":["post-114298","agenda","type-agenda","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listings-360","generale-lire-en","genre-classique-2-en","pays-lebanon","salle-salle-serge-garant-en","ville-montreal-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n