October 30 (Wednesday) 19:00
 Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall

SOLO RECITAL
Aylen Pritchin (Violin)

“Aylen Pritchin is obviously gifted with something special to say and with an outstanding musical culture”
Bruno Monsaingeon

Օne of the most sought-after and versatile artists today. He performs repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary, playing on period and modern instruments․ Pritchin received numerous awards, including First Grand prize at the Long-Thibaud International Competition in Paris (2014).
Concerto highlights in the 23/24 season include several debuts: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (Saint-Saëns 3) and WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (Beethoven) with Maxim Emelyanychev, Camerata Nordica in a playing and leading programme across Sweden (Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Desyatnikov, Beethoven) etc..

A celebrated chamber musician, Pritchin’s invitations include his debut at the Just Klassik Festival in Troyes, the Landshut Kammermusik Festival in Germany and a return at the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria among others. Highlights of recent seasons include successful collaborations : Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their Principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (Brahms), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (Prokofiev 2; Bruch 1), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Saint-Saëns 3; Prokofiev 2) etc..

In recital, he has appeared at renowned festivals and venues: Wiener Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Stockholm Musikaliska, Salzburg Mozarteum, Tchaikovsky Conservatory Hall in Moscow and the Champs-Elysées Theatre in Paris. Pritchin also performs at the Hong Kong Concert Hall with pianist Rémi Geniet and at the Toppan Hall in Tokyo with pianist Tomoki Kitamura.

In 2019, the label Ad Vitam Records released a violin solo cd with some of the most significant works of the 20th century, including the first edition ever of Tema con 8 variazioni by Jean Françaix. In 2022 his CD “Debussy-Hahn-Stravinsky” with Lukas Geniusas has been released on Mirare Productions and awarded the “Preis der Deutschen Schallplaten Kritik” in Germany and a “Choc de Classica” in France. This release has been named among the “5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now” by the New York Times.

During the concert in Yerevan, Aylen Pritchin will perform works written for solo violin.
The program will feature solo sonatas by J.S. Bach, E. Ysaye, B. Bartók, and A. Khachaturian.