Hrant Parsamian, cello

Hrant Parsamian is the prize winner in International Competitions including, Houston Symphony Ima Hogg, Olga Koussevitzky, HAMS, and Hudson Valley, The Montgomery Symphony, where he spent two years as Principal cellist. 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, Music Gettysburg, Banff Center for the Arts, and Oxford concert series. Recently he has collaborated with artists such artists as Hans Graf, Carlos Prieto, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zakhar Bron, Natalya Shakhovskaya, Franz Helmerson, Richard Watkins, and Hansjorg Schellenberger. Born in Bulgaria, Hrant Parsamian started the cello at the early under the guidance of his mother. 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, The Juilliard School, and received his Masters of Music from Yale School of Music where he studied with world renowned cellist Aldo Parisot.