Tigran ALIKHANOV

Tigran Alikhanov received his initial musical education at the piano department of the Specialized Central School of Music under A.Sumbatyan and then studied at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with professor Lev Oborin (1961-1969). He became an associate professor at the conservatory and since 1992 has been professor and the Head of the chamber ensemble and string quartet department. He also held the Rectorship of the Conservatory during 2005-2009.

His performing career since 1966 included appearances in both solo recitals and performances with orchestras in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia as well as abroad in Austria, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, USA, Canada, China, and South Korea, among others. He has performed under conductors such as M. Yansons,V. Ashkenazy, G. Rozhdestvensky and V. Polyansky His repertoire is extensive, including solo piano and chamber works of different epochs from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers such as Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, George Crumb, Edison Denisov, Alfred Schnittke, etc. His discography includes CDs and LPs covering works by J.S. Bach, Liszt, and the first Russian release of the piano sonata by Berg.

Professor Alikhanov is actively engaged in giving master classes not only in Russia but also in universities in the US and in Spain. He has been a member of of jury of competitions such Moscow, Krasnoyarsk,Krasnodar, Poznan, Shanghai, and Minneapolis.

Several of his students have won prizes in major competitions - he himself being a laureate of the 1967 M. Long and J. Thibaud International competition in Paris.

He was named People’s Artist of Russia in 2002.

齊格蘭 • 阿里哈諾夫

阿里哈諾夫於俄羅斯中央音樂學院鋼琴系接受音樂啟蒙教育，師從孫拜揚，隨後入讀莫斯科柴可夫斯基音樂學院，師從音樂大師列佛•歐伯林 (1961-1969)。他本人亦曾擔任該學院的副教授，1992始獲委任為教授及擔任室樂部及弦樂四重奏部主管，2005至2009年期間擔任學院院長。

他的演奏生涯始於1966年，鋼琴獨演出足跡遍及莫斯科聖彼得堡﹑俄羅斯其他城市﹑澳洲﹑匈牙利﹑希臘﹑西班牙﹑荷蘭﹑美國﹑加拿大﹑中國﹑南韓等地，表演獨奏及和交響樂團協奏，曾跟無數知名指揮家合作，包括：馬裡斯•揚頌斯、弗拉基米爾•阿殊堅納西、根納季•羅日傑斯特文斯基、瓦雷利•波利安斯基等。他演奏的曲目廣泛，包括不同時代的鋼琴獨奏和室樂作品——從巴赫到當代作曲家，如斯特拉文﹑約翰•凱奇﹑喬治•克拉姆﹑愛迪生•傑尼索夫﹑阿爾弗雷德•施尼特凱等。他的唱片和錄音專輯涵蓋了巴赫﹑李斯特等大師作品，亦是首位於俄羅斯演奏貝爾格奏鳴曲並發行唱片的鋼琴家。

阿氏乃1967 年「隆提博國際大賽」桂冠得主，他積極於俄羅斯﹑美國及西班牙大學學府教授大師班。他亦曾獲邀為世界各地不同音樂比賽的評審委員，包括莫斯科、克拉斯諾亞爾斯克、克拉斯諾達爾、波茲南、上海和明尼阿波利斯等地。他的學生亦屢獲重大賽事獎項 。

2002年，他獲頒發「俄羅斯人民藝術家」稱號。