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Armen Anassian was born in Armenia where he began his musical studies. He holds Master's degrees in Instrumental Conducting and Violin Performance,
and studied in the United States, Armenia, and Germany. His teachers include Rainer Kussmaul, Sidney Weiss, Dorothy DeLay, and conductor Michael Zearott.
Mr. Anassian has held Conducting and/or Concertmaster positions with such noted groups as the Hoboken Chamber Orchestra, Freiburg Chamber Orchestra,
Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra, and the International Zelt Musik Orchestra. He has performed hundreds of concerts in France, England, Belgium, Spain,
Italy, Switzerland, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and all over the United States. He was invited to
perform the Khachaturian Violin Concerto in Armenian with the Armenian National Philharmonic under the baton of his father Henrik Anassian. Locally, Mr. Anassian has been featured as soloist with the California Philharmonic, Pasadena Pops, Riverside Philharmonic, Burbank Symphony, Antelope Valley Symphony and Pacific Pallisades Symphony. Currently, he is Concertmaster with the Symphony in the Glen and violinist with the Los Angeles Opera. Mr.Anassian is also a busy recording artist in the recording and film industries. He records regularly with composers such as John Williams,
James Horner, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestry, Danny Elfman. Armen Anassian lives in Burbank with his wife Erlinda and their three children. |
