Samvel Chilingarian, Violinist

Mr. Chilingarian enjoys a varied career as performer, teacher and conductor. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Chilingarian has toured extensively throughout Europe, Japan, the United States and Central America with The Melos Ensemble, Vienna Sinfonietta, Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Tashen Oper, Ensemble Nine and others.

Mr. Chilingarian has performed in such prestigious venues as the Musikverein in Vienna, Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli, Teatro Farnese in Parma, Casals Hall in Tokyo, Birmingham Performing Arts Center in England, Merkin Concert Hall in New York and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

In 1992, Mr. Chilingarian performed with the Joanelli String Quartet for President Andreotti at Palazzo del Drago in Rome. As a founding member of the Arioso String Quartet, he toured Austria giving concerts in Vienna, Krems and Salzkammergut.

A native of Armenia, Mr. Chilingarian began studying music at age 5. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from the California State University at Northridge and a Master of Music from the University of M issouri at Kansas City, Mr. Chilingarian moved to Vienna in 1990 to continue his studies in Vienna. While in Vienna, Mr. Chilingarian joined the Pons Artis Chamber Orchestra as Concertmaster, the Kamer Oper as Associate Concertmaster, Niederosterrichische Tonkunstler Orchester and the Vienna Sinfonietta. In 1994, Mr. Chilingarian received an invitation from the Linz Music School to conduct the Linz Summer Festival Orchestra.

Currently Mr. Chilingarian is the Music Director and Conductor of the Verdugo Youth Orchestra and Chamber Music Program. In 2007, the Los Angeles Philharmonic invited the Verdugo Youth Orchestra to perform at the Walt D isney Concert Hall under the baton of Samvel Chilingarian (as part of the International Youth Festival).

Mr. Chilingarian serves on the faculties of Bethesda Chr istian University, East Los Angeles College and continues to perform with the Elixir Piano Trio. Mr. Chilingarian was featured on the Sundays Live radio broadcast Classical 105.1 K-Mozart . Recently, Mr. Chilingarian was the featured guest on 91.5 KUSC “Spotlight on The Arts”.

Mr. Chilingarian was the winner of “Most D istingu ished Musician Award” at the 2005 IBLA International Competition in Italy, with the Elixir Piano Trio