Artur Akshelyan

Born in Armenia, his first composition studies began at the Komitas State Conservatory with Vartan Adjemian followed by classes with Michael Jarrell and Luis Naon at  the Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva (Switzerland), as well as working under Richard Cornell at Boston University in USA.

He has collaborated with many Ensembles and orchestras across Europe and Canada including the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Montreal), Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris), Ensemble Insomnio (Amsterdam), Arditti Quartet (London), Ensemble Moderne Lemanic, Ensemble Contrechamps (Genève), Musique Nouvelles (Bruxelles),  Ensemble Divertimento (Milan), Ensemble Pre-art etc. Featuring festivals: “Musica Nova” in Helsinki, “Festival Amadeus”, “Gaia Festival” in Geneva,  Shanghai New Music Week,  Gaudeamus New Music Week in Amsterdam, Abeldoben music festival and other.

Several international awards were obtained among them, prizes at NEM Young Composers International Forum, Geneva competition, “Gaudeamus honourable prize” Pre -Art etc. Recent commissions has been received from Dilijan Chamber Music Series (USA); Festival Flagey (Belgium), Pre-art, Orpheus competition, Foundation Minkoff (Switzerland).