Recital/Miniona Petrosyan, piano – April 17

Pianist Miniona Pertosyan
delights her audience

A delightful Sunday afternoon, on a Palm Sunday, awaited Boston’s music loving audience when a young pianist visiting from Geneva took to the stage. She began with Haydn’s Sonate de-mineur Hoboken XVI and by the time she was half way in the first movement of Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonate, Op.14. re mineur I felt the extraordinary gift of Miniona Pertosyan. Her choice of Babadjanian’s Elegie followed by Chopin’s Ballade n 03 La majeur made this recital one of the best music experiences I have had.

Organized by Amaras Art Alliance this free recite was held at the Armenian Cultural Foundation attended by over 100 music enthusiasts. Under the heading of “Young Performers Series” Amaras holds these concerts annually to promote young and talented musicians. You can read more about our past events and on going programs at AmarasOnline.com or by writing to us via AmarasArt@aol.com.

Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Miniona Petrosyan began learning piano at a very young age. She attended Tchaikovsky Music School at age five and is a graduate, with honors, of Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, receiving her Masters in piano with distinction. Miniona continued her studies with Dominique Weber in Geneva Conservatory, where she obtained her teaching degree with high honors. Currently, she is preparing her Masters of Arts Interpretation at “Haute Ecole de Musique” of Geneva. In 2009 she received the Gabriel de Agostini Award in Geneva.

This delightful Palm Sunday program began by Komitas’ Garuna on the piano performed by Nicholas Orchanian, a senior at Waltham High who will also perform on Sunday, May 15, 2011 as part of “Our Young Stars” presentation which Amaras organizes annually showcasing talented children of our own community. This year’s performance, dedicated to our music teachers, will be held at the Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church, 200 Lexington Ave, Belmont, MA. As in last year the proceeds will benefit Art programs at the High School in Aregnadem, a village near Turkish border in Armenia. In addition to 15 to 18 children performing, the Serenade String Ensemble and the Armenian Sisters Academy Children’s Music Ensemble will also appear in our May 15th concert.

We invite you to join us and support our children and youth as well as their teachers.

Tatoul Badalian

Opening

Nicholas Orchanian
Garuna, Komitas

One of “Our Young Stars” 0f 2010 and 2011,
Nicholas is a senior at Waltham High. He began piano lessons at the age of 6 with Marina Margarian and continues to date.

Miniona Petrosyan
Hayden — Sonate de-mineur Hoboken XVI

• 1 Moderato
• 2 Andante con moto
• 3 Allegro (finale)Sergei Prokofiev – Sonate Op.14. re mineur
• 1 Allegro, ma non troppo
• 2 Scherzo (Allegro marcato)
• 3 Andante
• 4 VivaceBabadjanian — ElegieChopin — Ballade n 03 La majeur

This special program is hosted by Mr and Mrs Manuel Der Torossian Amaras applauds their support of the arts