A large concert hall and sold out tickets – this is how Australians welcome celebrated Armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan, who will perform in Sidney on June 4 in the framework of his ‘An Ancient Observer’ Album concert tour, theaustralian.com.au reports.
“Hamasyan’s latest album is An Ancient Observer, a wildly acclaimed solo piano project that is his second release on the prestigious Nonesuch label,” the article notes.
The source notes that the success of the Armenian musician is based on his diverse music, comprising elements of the Armenian folk music, 1970s rock, jazz and funk.
“Tigran Hamasyan can safely be described as a contemporary Armenian bard: his compositions have unique meaning and tell about life,” theaustralian.com.au summed up.
To note, in the framework of ‘An Ancient Observer’ Album concert tour, Tigran Hamasyan performed at Armenia’s Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall on 7 and 8 May. The concert tour will last till the end of 2018.
Hamasyan was born in Gyumri, Armenia in 1987. He began playing piano at the age of three, and started performing in festivals and competitions when he was 11 years old, winning the Montreux Jazz Festival’s piano competition in 2003. He released his debut album, World Passion, at the age of 18 in 2006. That same year he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. Subsequent albums include New Era (2008), Red Hail (2009), and A Fable (2011), for which he was awarded a Victoires de la Musique (the equivalent of a Grammy Award in France). Most recently he won the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Contemporary Music in 2013.