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The Armenian pianist, Lilit Grigoryan, started to play piano at the age of 7 with Professor Arkuhi Harutyunyan, and was later a student of Professor Sergey Sarajyan and Professor Matthias Kirschnereit. She graduated in Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock with the highest distinction. In 2008, she received the prestigious Culture Prize of President of Armenia. She was also awarded Honors by the State Duma of Russian Federation and the Mayor of the City of Yerevan. She has been prize-winner of several international and national competitions. During her years of studies, she has been supported by various foundations Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, Safran, Horst-Rahe and the Keyboard Charitable Trust. She has also won a Scholarship from Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe and the Tabor Piano Award of the Verbier Academy. From 2012 to 2016, she was also Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium, under the direction of Maria-João Pires. Since then, an intense and inspiring collaboration with Maria-João Pires and her various projects has been established.
Lilit Grigoryan has toured across the globe and performed in venues including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie Essen, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Mozarteum Hall Salzburg, Salle Cortot, Cité de la Musique, Bozar, Flagey, Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, Halle aux Grains Toulouse and Steinway Halls in New York, London and Hamburg.
Lilit Grigoryan has performed with orchestras including Sinfonia Varsovia, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, North German Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish Chamber Orchestra, amongst others. In addition, she has performed in various prestigious festivals including Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Verbier, Gezeitenkonzerte, Kultursommer Nordhessen, Auvers sur Oise, Colmar, Menton, Midi-Minimes as well as others.
Lilit Grigoryan is also a devoted chamber musician and regularly collaborates with artists including Maria-João Pires, Sarah Christian, Hiyoli Togawa, Andrei Ionita and William Hagen.
Lilit Grigoryan's debut CD was released in 2012 and featured works by Scarlatti, Robert Schumann, Béla Bartók and Khachaturian (DiscAuvers). In 2017 & 2018, a further 2 chamber music recordings were released to critical acclaim; the first with violinist Sarah Christian (Genuin) and the second with violist Hiyoli Togawa (Naxos). In November 2018, she released ‘Variations sérieuses’ (Orchid), including works of Bach-Busoni, L.v. Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Georges Bizet and Szymanowski. She has also been broadcast on Deutschlandradio, BBC Radio 3, BR Klassik, NDR Kultur, MDR Kultur, SWR Kultur, Radio France, Musique 3, France 3, Public Radio and TV of Armenia, Mexican Radio, RAI 3.
For almost ten years Lilit Grigoryan taught at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock. She currently lives in Berlin, Germany. |
