Classical pianist Arsen Jamkotchian was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. He
completed his undergraduate education at Chapman University majoring in Piano Performance
and Computer Science. He continued his graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music,
acquiring both his Masters and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree alongside a minor
in Pedagogy. During his professional studies Arsen travelled internationally to participate
in music festivals, master classes, performances, and competitions. He has worked
with internationally renowned musicians such as Boris Slutsky, Alexander Gavrylyuk,
Sergei Babayan, and Marina Lomazov. Most recently he was awarded the second prize
at the Rosalyn Tucker International Bach Competition in New York City, and performed
a solo recital at the Komitas Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia.
Arsen has performed extensively as a chamber musician and orchestral accompanist.
As part of the Cominsky Trio, he performed in venues around Rochester, NY including
the Eastman House, Washington Square, and Rochester School of the Arts. As a member
of the Eastman Wind Ensemble Arsen performed the piano part for David Maslanka’s Symphony
No. 7 at Severance Hall, Cleveland. Under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, Arsen performed
Jeff Beal’s Battleground film score with the Eastman Philharmonia. Other ensembles
Arsen has worked with include Musica Nova, OSSIA, Repertory Singers, Eastman Wind
Orchestra, and Eastman Symphony Orchestra.
Currently, Arsen has been appointed as a collaborative pianist at the California State
University, Fresno, while still performing as a solo and chamber musician in the Los
Angeles area. He has presented and performed at the California Association of Professional
Music Teachers Conference in Fresno, where he introduced the music of Arno Babajanyan
as well as discussed modern music. He was jury member for the MTAC Conejo Valley Contemporary
Festival.
