David Haroutunian & Xénia Maliarevitch

• David Haroutunian (Violin)

Multifaceted violinist David Haroutunian began his musical studies in Yerevan, Armenia, coming to France at the age of sixteen to study at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP). After obtaining the top prize in violin, he went on to higher studies with Jean-Jacques Kantorow. His encounter with Boris Belkin played a crucial role in giving David a place among the worthy heirs of the Russian violin school in the West. Much celebrated as a chamber music artist, he explores a wide range of repertoire from Classical masterpieces to first performances of new music by his contemporaries. His musical partners, past and present, include Paul Badura-Skoda, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Itamar Golan, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, François Salque, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Gérard Poulet. His recordings have received enthusiastic critical acclaim. David Haroutunian plays a violin by Andrea Guarneri generously loaned by the Atelier Cels.

• Xénia Maliarevitch (Piano)

Xénia Maliarevitch took her first piano lessons in Saint Petersburg. After her family moved to France, she studied at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP). After winning top prizes in piano and chamber music, she went on to higher studies with Ana Chumachenko, Joseph Silverstein, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Much in demand as a chamber musician, she has received numerous awards at the Concours de Guérande, and at international competitions in Pinerolo, Katherinholm, Alcobaça and Thessalonica. She has given numerous recitals in France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, and Germany. Artists she has appeared with include François Salque, Alexis Galpérine, Lise Berthaud, and Patrick Messina. Her first album, recorded with cellist Clara Zaoui, was devoted to Rachmaninov and Kodály.