Armen-Levon Manaseryan
Armen-Levon Manaseryan is an Armenian concert pianist, multi-prize winner, recording artist, and president of the Armenian Pianists Association. He was born in Yerevan in the family of a musician. His musical talent was evident from an early age. At six years of age, he was accepted into Professor Shushanik Babayan’s piano class at the Tchaikovsky Specialized Music School.
He graduated from three conservatories in three different countries with the highest possible marks: Armen-Levon studied Piano Performance at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan in Armenia, with Professor Sergey Saradjian. Then continued his education at the Royal Conservatory of Liège in Belgium, with Professors Etienne Rappe and François Thiry. After Belgium, he continued his study in Germany, at the Musikhochschule Münster, with Professor Heribert Koch.
Armen-Levon Manaseryan is a multiple laureate and winner of medals and awards at numerous International Piano Competitions in different countries. Participated in many prestigious festivals and competitions in Armenia, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Malta, Portugal, Kazakhstan, The Russian Federation, and many other countries. In addition to piano prizes, in 2021 he was also awarded the Order of Preservation of the Armenian Nation by the Cultural Armenia Foundation and the Fidayiner Military-Patriotic Cultural Organization of the Republic of Armenia.
He has been invited to famous festivals such as the International Summer Academy at Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Monheimer Beethovenfest in Germany, Piano Recital for Harvard Club in Germany at Steinway & Sons Frankfurt, Hammerklavier International Festival in Barcelona, Festival de Música de Sant Pere de Rodes in Girona, Music of Europe at Sofia Philharmonic, in Bulgaria, Musikfestival Burg Ramsdorf in Germany, Palazzo Ricci Montepulciano in Italy, Festival Sphèramusic in Belgium, Bonner Schumannfest in Germany, etc.
He has left an outstanding impression on the following pianists and composers: Edvard Mirzoyan, Alexander Arutiunian, Michel Béroff, Frederic Rzewski, Gabriel Tacchino, Balázs Szokolay, Joseph Paratore, Ivan Urvalov, Françoise Chaffiaud, Paul-André Bempéchat, Yury Martynov, Jerome Rose, Michel Fourgon, Kirill Kashunin, Simon Gourari, and many others.
As a chamber musician and soloist, he gave several concerts and played the premiers of works in various combinations, such as performing with the brass section of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, with the brass section of the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Orchestra, with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, with the Hover State Chamber Choir, with the Rheinbogen string ensemble, etc. Also, he has a series of concerts with the Pianoxas Duo project, with the Armenian-French saxophonist Harutyun Harutyunyan.
He is the founder and artistic director of the VITRAGE International Festival and the founder of the Art Next To Kids charity art project for children with special needs and autism. In 2023, he founded the Armenian Pianists Association Non-Governmental Organization, which is a networking platform for Armenian pianists from all over the world.
Armen-Levon Manaseryan is also a recording artist. He recorded his debut solo album Color Of Sound with the KNS Classical label. The CD includes Piano Dances by Komitas Vardapet and Pictures At an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, including 10 illustrations by Armen-Levon based on musical impressions. Also participated in the CD album of contemporary music SUSTAIN VOL. 3, with the American label Navona Records (parent label: PARMA Recordings), where recorded Variations On a Theme by Bach by Grammy-nominated composer Hayg Boyadjian. He also recorded 2 volume CDs Ave Maria in the Music of the 17th-20th Centuries, publishing house Compozitor • Saint-Petersburg.
Armen-Levon is known as a pianist who visualizes piano music. As a musical illustrator, he created 2 large and unique projects: Color Of Sound – illustrated 10 of his own paintings based on the impressions of Pictures At an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, and Visible Music – illustrated 12 of his own paintings based on the impressions of The Seasons by Tchaikovsky.
Also, Armen-Levon Manaseryan loves to share knowledge and often gives master classes. In 2022 he was invited to teach piano at the State Music School in Germany.
“Armen-Levon Manaseryan has proven to be one of his generation’s finest pianists, dutifully combining an all-encompassing technique with astute, enlightened musicianship.”
Paul-André Bempéchat – Franco-Canadian pianist, Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University’s Leverett House
“Extraordinary pianist: a true, inborn musician”
Francoise Chaffiaud, Pianist, Professor of the Regional Conservatory of Nice
“Immense musical and pianistic pleasure. His recording will be a success!”
Gabriel Tacchino – Pianist, the sole student of Francis Poulenc
“Extraordinary temperament and convincing lyricism”.
Simon Gourari – Pianist, writer, teacher
“Tremendous genuine temperament, breathtaking virtuosity, unimaginable richness of timbral palette”
Yuri Martinov – Pianist, Professor of the Tchaikowsky Conservatory in Moscow
