Hayk Melikyan

Hayk Melikyan (; born November 29, 1980 in Yerevan) is an Armenian pianist and composer. He is widely known as one of the best performers of 20th century and contemporary classical music.
Life and career.
Melikyan was born in Yerevan. He is the grandson of renowned poet, translator and publicist Sokrat Khanyan.
Melikyan's two recent solo albums were released by NAXOS Grand Piano label: complete piano solo compositions of Arno Babadjanian and Alexander Arutiunian.
In 2013, he performed in Germany with Karine Gilanyan in dedication of the then upcoming 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Melikyan regularly performs on prestigious stages of the world including Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium (Lisbon), Victoria Hall (Geneva), Aram Khachaturian Grand Concert Hall (Yerevan), etc.
In 2009, Hayk Melikyan initiated «1900+» World Piano Music Concerts Series of the 20th Century and Contemporary Music.
Quotes.
Hayk Melikyan has power and agility to spare, with plenty of attention to inner voicings. He is never at a loss for style or direction in any of this music, which is pretty impressive when you consider that it really represents two very different styles.