Sarkis Baltaian Pianist

2036 Rancho Canada Pl. La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 Phone/fax: (818) 541 6977 Email: [email protected] On the web at: www.baltaian.com Date of birth: July 2, 1976

Education

2006-present Candidate for Doctoral of Musical Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1999-2001 Masters of Music in Piano Performance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1995-1999 Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1994-1995 Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

1993-1994 Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA

1980-1993 “Dobrin Petkov” Music School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Teachers

John Perry (USA), Nina Scolnik (USA), Nelms McKelvain (USA), Rositza Ivancheva (Bulgaria);

Master Classes and coachings with Menahem Pressler (USA), Gyorgy Sandor (USA), John O’Connor (Ireland), Dmitri Bashkirov (Russia), Lee Kum-Sing (Canada), Midori (USA), Emile Naumoff (), Karl-Ulrich Schnabel (/USA), Germaine Muniet (France)

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Honors and Awards

2001 Outstanding Graduate of the USC Keyboard Department (MM)

1999 USC Piano Concerto Competition Winner

1997-1999 Netherlands-America Foundation Award Recipient

1995-1999 Armenian General Benevolent Union Grant Recipient

1995-2005 USC Friends of Armenian Music Scholarship Recipient

1995 Armenian Allied Arts Competition Grand Prize Winner

1987 “Piano Virtuosi” International Piano Competition, Czech Republic, Second Prize Winner

1986 “Svetoslav Obretenov” National Competition, Bulgaria, First Prize Winner

Teaching Experience

2005- present Lecturer in Keyboard, California State University, Los Angeles, CA

2004-present Piano Faculty, Pan Pacific Music Festival, Sydney, Australia

2002-2006 Assistant Lecturer and Teaching Assistant to Professor John Perry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1998-present Private studio of advanced students in the Los Angeles Area, CA

1997-2000 Piano Faculty, Bellflower Conservatory, CA

1996-1997 Piano Faculty, Yamaha Music School, CA

Festivals

2005 and 2002 Guest Artist at the Klaviersommer, Bad Bertrich, Germany

2003 Guest Artist, Lecturer at the Third Annual Workshop for Strings, Sandusky, Ohio

1997-1999 Recital Appearances at the “Holland Music Sessions” International Festival, The Netherlands

1996 Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, CO

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Major Performances (partial list)

Concerto Soloist: Beverly Hills Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Pops Orchestra; Nimbus Ensemble, Firelands Symphony Orchestra; USC Thornton Symphony; American Youth Symphony, “ Soloists“Chamber Orchestra; Plovdiv, Pazardjik, Pleven, Sliven Philharmonic Orchestras (Bulgaria)

Solo Recitals: Recital Appearance at the 2000 World Piano Pedagogy Convention in Las Vegas, NV; Featured artist at the Los Angeles Philharmonic International Gala; Recitals in Bergen and Alkmaar, The Netherlands; Recital in Sydney, Australia; Benefit Recital for the Pasadena Conservatory; Solo recitals, Bad Bertrich, Germany; Solo recital, Nixon Library, CA;

Chamber Music: Carnegie Hall Debut at Weill Recital Hall; Chamber Music Concert Tour of Oregon and California as part of the Community Recital Series; Recitals with Double Bassist Dennis Trembly, principal bassist, Los Angeles Philharmonic; Concerts with the “Enigma” Trio at the South Bay Chamber Music Series and the Culver Chamber Music Series; Chamber Music Recital, , ;

Recordings and Broadcasts

Recordings for KUSC, Los Angeles of solo, chamber music and concerto repertoire; Compact disc with violinist Linda Wang featuring chamber music works; Live Broadcast Recitals on KNPR-Las Vegas, KUSC-Los Angeles, WMFT-Chicago; Recordings for TV and Radio Stations in Europe and USA

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