Hrant Parsamian, Cellist
Winner of the Cello Fellowship with the Montgomery Symhpony Orchestra, Hrant Parsamian is the top prize winner in International Competitions including Houston Symphony Ima Hogg, Olga Koussevitzky, HAMS, and Hudson Valley. He is an extensive solo as well as chamber music performer who, has appeared frequently in venues such as Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Landon Gallery, World Bank in Washington D.C., Music Gettysburg, Banff Center for the Arts, Orford concert series. Recently he has collaborated with artists such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Hans Graf, Franz Helmerson, Richard Watkins, and Hansjorg Schellenberger.
Born in Bulgaria, Hrant Parsamian started playing the cello at an early age under the guidance of his mother who is also a cellist. His first recital was at the age of six. Two years later he gave his debut as a soloist performing C.P.E. Bach’s Cello Concerto.
Hrant Parsamian holds bachelor degrees from The Hochschulle fur Music in Wien and The Juilliard School, and received his Masters of Music from Yale School of Music in the studio of Aldo Parisot.
David Bundy, photographer