MIKAEL AYRAPETYAN (b. 1984)
A WHOLE IN 12
MINIATURES FOR PIANO
‘There comes a moment in the life of every musician when there is a need to express their inner feelings. At this moment music is born: music that reflects the understanding and perception of these feelings, and the world of the musician. A Whole in 12 is a story about the images that exist in our lives.’ – Mikael Ayrapetyan
About this Recording
Armenian pianist Mikael Ayrapetyan has become internationally recognised for performances of his country’s music all over the world with his Secrets of Armenia project. Ayrapetyan’s piano cycle A Whole in 12 is special to his artistic life, being both a deeply personal and universal story told in scenes that range from inner peace and feelings of endless space, to all-consuming creative impulses and the magic of Christmas, contrasting vibrant textural complexity with profoundly expressive lyricism.
TOTAL TIME: 54:30
About the Artist
Mikael Ayrapetyan is a pianist, composer and producer. He is also the founder and artistic director of the music project Secrets of Armenia, which aims to increase international awareness of Armenian classical music, and actively organises concerts featuring Armenian music in venues around the world, for which he is producer, artistic director and pianist. Born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, and continues to uphold the performing traditions of the Russian piano school, of which Konstantin Igumnov, Samuel Feinberg and Lev Oborin are luminaries. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works by Armenian composers.
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