Samvel Chilingarian

Violin

Mr. Chilingarian enjoys a distinguished and multifaceted  career as a violinist, conductor and educator. 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 Internazionaled Italia, Tashen Oper and Ensemble Nine.

Mr. Chilingarian has appeared 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. As a founding member of the Arioso String Quartet, he has toured Austria giving concerts in Vienna, Krems and Salzkammergut.

A native of Armenia, Mr. Chilingarian began his musical studies at age of five. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Northridge, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 1990, he relocated to Vienna to continue his studies in authentic performance and conducting. While in Vienna, Mr. Chilingarian joined the Pons Artis Chamber Orchestra, the KammerOper Orchestra, the Niederosterrichische Tonkunstler Orchestra. He was also invited to conduct the Linz Summer Festival Youth Orchestra in 1994.

Upon his return to Los Angeles in 1995, Mr. Chilingarian devoted himself to the mentorship and development of  young musicians. He is the Artistic Director and conductor of Verdugo Young Musicians Association (VYMA). Under his direction, the VYMA Youth Orchestra was invited by the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of the International Youth Orchestra Festival in 2007.  Mr. Chilingarian has also contributed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic YOLA initiative as guest speaker and panelist.

Mr. Chilingarian has been featured on the Sundays Live radio broadcast Classical 105.1 K-Mozart as well as on 91.5 KUSC “Spotlight on The Arts”. He serves on the faculties of East Los Angeles College and Whittier College as well as continues to perform with the Elixir Piano Trio.