Manhattan School of Music Student Recital

Performer(s)
Kristine Ayvazyan, Classical Piano

Kristine has been playing piano since the age of six. She studied at the Prague Conservatory in the class of doc. MgA. Martin Kasík, PhD., with whom she also studied at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies at Manhattan School of Music in New York City under the guidance of Prof. William Wolfram.

Kristine is a laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions, including the title of absolute winner in the international competition Amadeus in Brno and Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte in Ústí nad Labem. She has also received many other awards, such as 2nd prize and the EMCY Prize in the International Smetana Piano Competition in Plzeň, 2nd prize in the 22nd International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia (Poland), and 2nd prize in the Città di San Donà di Piave competition in Venice. This year, she won 1st prize and the Outstanding Laureate Award in the online World’s Best Musician competition.

She has performed at major concerts and festivals, including the Leopold Mozart International Festival in Augsburg, The American Fine Art Festival in New York (where she performed at Carnegie Hall), and the International Children’s Festival of the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation in Moscow, among others. Kristine has had the opportunity to perform with prestigious orchestras, including the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, North Bohemian Theatre Orchestra, West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, and the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia.

In addition to her solo performances, including recitals in Mariánské Lázně, Germany, Spain, and Budapest, Kristine also plays the violin and has won several prizes in national competitions in this field.

Recital Hall
A-Miller Recital Hall