Armenian pianist Marianna Abrahamyan is an internationally recognised, award-winning pianist and collaborative artist. Her recent performances have included tours in France, Italy, Norway, and Argentina. She has performed in London (Wigmore Hall, the Purcell Room and St Martin-in-the-Fields), Edinburgh (Palace of Holyrood house), Perth Concert Hall, and at other venues across Great Britain. She has also broadcast for radio, including BBC Classics Unwrapped and La Matinale de France Musique for Radio France.

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In 2016, she was awarded Second Prize at the Concours International de Piano d’Orléans, along with five special prizes: Prix SACEM, Prix Samson François, Prix Albert Roussel, Prix des Étudiants du Conservatoire d’Orléans, and the Artist-in-Residence Scholarship awarded by the Henri Dutilleux Foundation in France.

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In June 2024, Marianna was awarded the degree of Doctor of Performing Arts by the University of St Andrews on behalf of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) for her thesis ‘The Role of Dexterity in Ligeti’s Piano Etudes, Trio, and Concerto.’ Marianna has performed Ligeti’s complete cycle of 18 Etudes for piano, culminating in a performance of Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with the Red Note Ensemble.

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In 2024, Marianna was appointed Lecturer in Piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), after having taught at the RCS Junior Programme since 2017, now continuing to teach and mentor young pianists at both Junior and Senior Conservatoire. Since 2024 she also teaches Music Scholars at St Andrews University. Marianna is a highly regarded piano teacher, with past and present students having won top prizes at the prestigious piano competitions in the UK and internationally. She regularly features in invited lectures and masterclasses, including lecture recitals at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Ligeti Festival in Transylvania, Romania, and the Prague Piano Festival and teaching/masterclass invitations from the Purcell Specialist Music School and St Mary’s Specialist Music School.

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