Samvel Alumyan was a Soviet-Armenian classical pianist and frequent collaborator with a violinist many considered to be among the greatest violinists of what?
Samvel Alumyan Samvel Alumyan (Armenian: Սամվել Ալումյան ; 1941–1987) was a Soviet-Armenian classical pianist, winner of the George Enescu International Piano Competition in 1967 (a prize shared ex-aequo with Radu Lupu). He was a student of Yakov Flier at the Moscow Conservatory (graduated in 1966), later becoming his assistant. He was a frequent collaborator of violinist Leonid Kogan, with whom he toured and recorded. During his years teaching at the Moscow Conservatory, one of his students was pianist Ksenia Knorre, daughter of Vera Gornostayeva, and mother of pianist Lukas Geniušas.
MAias Alyamani MAias Alyamani (also spelt Mayas Al Yamani, Maias Alyamani) is a Syrian violinist and composer, founder and leader of Arabic world music group "MAqam Ensemble", and a professionally trained classical soloist.