Armenian pianist Marianna Abrahamyan is an internationally recognised award-winning pianist and collaborative artist. Recent performances have included tours in France, Italy, Norway, and Argentina. She has appeared in recitals in London (The Purcell Room and St Martin-in-the Fields), Edinburgh (Palace of Holyroodhouse), and other places in Great Britain. She has broadcast for radio, including BBC Classics Unwrapped, and La Matinale de France Musique for Radio France.
Marianna began playing piano at the age of 5, taught by her mother, followed by a specialised education at the Tchaikovsky Music School for talented children in Armenia. She is a graduate of the University of Agder in Norway (studied with Sveinung Bjelland) and the Yerevan State Conservatoire in Armenia (studied with Armen Babakhanian).
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 entitled ‘The Role of Dexterity in Ligeti’s Piano Etudes, Trio, and Concerto.’
As part of her doctoral studies, Marianna has performed Ligeti’s complete cycle of 18 Etudes for piano, concluding with a performance of Ligeti’s Piano Concerto. Her supervisory team included Sinae Lee, Tim Rutherford-Johnson, and Professor Roy Howat. In addition to her performing activities, Marianna is a staff accompanist at the RCS and enjoys mentoring young pianists. Since 2017, she has been teaching at the RCS Junior Conservatoire, where many of her students are award-winners at major piano competitions.
In September 2024, she was appointed as a piano lecturer in the Keyboard Department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Full biography: https://www.mariannaabrahamyan.com/