Mariam Nazarian

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Mariam Nazarian
Birth nameMariam Nazarian
Also known asMarie Nazar
Born1983
Armenia
OriginArmenia
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Concert pianist, producer
Instrument(s) Piano
Years active1993-present
Website nazarianmusic.com

Mariam Nazarian (born 1983) a.k.a. Marie Nazar is a concert pianist and producer; she is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music, Harvard University, and University of Cambridge (Clare Hall). Nazarian has performed at Carnegie Hall (New York), [1] [2] [3] Symphony Hall (Boston), and the Grand Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg, Russia). [4] She has recorded a commercially released CD of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. [1]

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Early life

Nazarian grew up in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North for her freshman and sophomore years, before being home-schooled for the remainder of high school years to avoid conflicts with her professional performing career. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marvin J. Ward. "Bach: Goldberg Variations, S.988". Classical Voice of North Carolina. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  2. Oestreich, James R. (November 28, 1999). "And Once You've Got To Carnegie?". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. Barron, James (October 22, 1999). "Public Lives". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. Strauss, Elaine. "The Delicate Art of Embellishing Moazar: Mariam Nazarian". U.S.1 Princeton's Business & Entertainment Newspaper. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. Miller, Lynn. "Portrait of a Concert Pianist: Plainsboro to Carnegie Hall", Community News, January 23, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Her dream to be a concert pianist began early and by the time she was eight, she knew she would be a professional musician. Mariam Nazarian, 25, of Plainsboro was born into a family of musicians in Armenia.... Nazarian, who entered High School North with classmates in the school’s first graduating class (2001), attended classes as a freshman and sophomore."