Azat Fishyan, violin

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Native of Yerevan, Armenia, Mr. Fishyan started his violin study when he was 7 at Sayat Nova Music School. At 12 he won 3rd prize in "E. Khachaturian" international competition and at 15 he was engaged as a soloist and musician of "Yuri Baghshian" chamber orchestra.

In 2007 Mr. Fishyan immigrated to the USA and continued his education at Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, under the tutelage of Boston Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster, Malcolm Low and later in Los Angeles with renowned violin teacher and performer Mr. Hovsep Ketenjyan.

He has performed on different stages of Yerevan, Boston, Providence, RI and Los Angeles as a soloist and chamber musician.

In 2009 he won 1st prize of the "Richard B. Fisk" young artist competition and in 2010 he performed Vieuxtemps violin concerto no.5 with the New Valley Symphony Orchestra.