Emmanuel Tjeknavorian

Austrian violinist and conductor (born 1995)

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian in the Gewandhaus, 2018
Background information
Born	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29) Vienna, Austria
Genres	Classical
Instrument	Violin

Musical artist

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born 22 April 1995 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian violinist and conductor. His father, Loris Tjeknavorian is the Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor.

Awards and competitions

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]

References

^ "16-Jähriger geigt für Österreich auf". Tageszeitung Österreich. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "Fritz Kreisler Wettbewerb: Österreicher im Finale". Der Standard. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ Stefan Ender (19 September 2014). "Der freie Mensch als Sieger der Selektion". Der Standard. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "Förderpreis für 19-jährigen Geiger Tjeknavorian". Kleine Zeitung. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ Vesa Sirén (3 December 2015). "Christel Lee voitti Sibelius-viulukilpailun". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "11. INTERNATIONAL JEAN SIBELIUS VIOLIN COMPETITION Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, II prize". Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.