Haik Kazazyan
Haik Kazazyan was born in Yerevan, in 1982. In 1989 has entered the Sayat-Nova Music school.
In 1994-1995 won several republic competitions, also won ‘Grand-Prix’ at ‘Amadeus-95’ competition and after that has been invited to Belgium and France for recitals.
In 1996 has moved to Moscow and has entered a class of professor E. Gratch in music school named after Gnessin.
In 1997 has taken part in the international competition of violinists in Germany(in the castle ‘Kloster Shontal’) and has received II prize and special prize for masterly performance.
In 1999 at the 2-nd international competition named after A.Yampolsky has won II prize.
In 2000 at the All-Russia competition ‘New names’ with a piano trio has received ‘Grand Prix’.
In the same year entered the Moscow Conservatory, class of professor E. D. Gratch.
In 2001 at the XII international H.Wieniawski competition in Poland has received III premium and special prize for the best performance of polonaise by Wieniawski.
In 2002 he became the laureate of XII international P.I.Tchaikovsky competition, IV prize and 3 special prizes. A prizes – from TV channel ‘Culture’, from the Moscow State Conservatory, from foundation ‘New Names’.
In 2004 at the International violin competition in Sion-Valais(Switzerland) Haik received first prize and prize of ‘Children jury’ and also public prize.
Haik often plays in many festivals like ‘Festival de musique’ of Sh. Mintz,(Switzerland) ‘Arts square’ of Yu. Temirkanov (S.-Petersburg), ‘Moscow Kremlin’ ,Primavera Classica’(Moscow) and many others.
Has performed in ‘Carnegie hall’(Stern Auditorium) in New-York, in Great, Main and Rakhmaninov halls of Moscow conservatory, in Tchaikovsky hall(Moscow), ‘Victoria hall’ in Geneve, ‘Barbican hall’ in London, ‘Usher hall’ in Edinburgh, etc.
Haik often plays concerts in Usa,England,Scottland,Ireland,Germany,Poland,France,Switzerland, Israel and many other places.
He has performed with Scottish Royal Orchestra with A.Lazarev, Russian Chamber Orchestra and Russian National Orchestra with C. Orbelian, Chamber orchestra ‘Moscovia’ with his professor E. Gratch, Dublin National Orchestra and others.
He often has masterclasses with Sh. Mintz, I. Haendel and others.
Since 2002 he is a soloist of Moscow Philharmonic Society.