Sergey Khachatryan
Sergey Khachatryan (also spelled Sergei Khachatryan; ) (born 5 April 1985 in Yerevan) is an Armenian violinist. Since 1993 he has lived in Germany where he gave his first orchestral concert at the age of nine in the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden. He made his New York City debut on 4 August 2006, playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto in Avery Fisher Hall under the baton of Osmo Vänskä. In June 2013, he played Shostakovich's first Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot conducting. At the Queen Elisabeth Competition, he won the 1708 "Huggins" Stradivarius violin on loan to  him from the Nippon Music Foundation for four years. Prizes. Currently, he is using 1740 Guarneri Del Gesù Ysaÿe violin on loan to him from the Nippon Music Foundation. Recordings. He has six CDs at Naïve Records: He has a debut CD at EMI Classics, released October 7, 2002. Among the works on this CD are the Brahms D minor sonata and Ravel's "Tzigane", both performed with pianist Lusine Khachatryan, his sister, as well as Chausson's "Poeme" and Waxman's "Carmen Fantasy", both performed with pianist Vladimir Khachatryan, his father.