Samvel Yervinyan

Samvel Yervinyan (Armenian: Սամվել Երվինյան, born January 25, 1966) is an Armenian violinist and composer.

Samvel Yervinyan
Background information
Born (1966-01-25) January 25, 1966
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Occupation(s)Composer
Musician
InstrumentsViolin
Associated actsYanni

Biography

Yervinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He began studying at the age of 7 in Spenderian Music School under the tutoring of Armen Minasian. In the competitions he participated, he won all the first place prizes in his age group.[1] He played Henry Vieuxtemps' 2nd concert on his graduation day and received a standing ovation from all the faculty members. He continued his studies at Tchaikovsky's Music Conservatory, under the guidance and tutoring of Maestro Edward Dayan. In the following years he became the professor's pride and strongest prospect for future concert violinist. At his graduation, he played several classical compositions including, Bach's Adagio and Fugue in G Minor, Mozart's violin concert No. 5 in A Major, Paganini's Caprice No. 21 in A Major, and Sarasate's Gypsy Melodies. In 1993 Yervinyan earned his PhD from Yerevan State Musical Conservatory.

Tours with Yanni
Samvel Yervinyan performs with Mary Simpson and Yanni at a Concert in Bangalore (India) on 18-Apr-2014 as part of Yanni's 2014 World Tour

References
  1. Samvel Yervinyan biography Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Yanni World Concert Tour 2014". Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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