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Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | |
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 Emmanuel Tjeknavorian in the Gewandhaus, 2018 | |
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| Born | April 22, 1995 Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born April 22, 1995 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian violinist and conductor. His father, Loris Tjeknavorian is the Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor.
In 2012, he represented Austria at the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. [1]
In September 2014, Tjeknavorian was the first Austrian to make it to the final round in the history of the Fritz Kreisler Competition, [2] where he won third place. [3] In November 2014, he received the Casinos Austria Rising Star Award. [4] In December 2015, he placed second in the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. [5] [6]
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