17 Facts About Ara Malikian

Ara Malikian was born on 1968 and is a Lebanese-born violinist of Armenian descent.

Ara Malikian was educated in Germany and was later based in Spain.

Ara Malikian has a wide repertoire and includes music from many cultures.

Ara Malikian has played in over 40 countries and has won numerous prizes in international competitions.

Ara Malikian was born on September 14,1968 in Beirut, Lebanon, to an Armenian family.

Ara Malikian started playing the violin at a young age, encouraged by his father, who had performed with established Lebanese singer Fairuz, and Ara gave his first concert at the age of 12.

Ara Malikian was the youngest student to be admitted to this school.

Ara Malikian has played in more than 40 countries: New York, USA ; Paris, France ; Viene, Italy ; Toronto, Canada ; Madrid, Spain ; Venice, Italy; Los Angeles, USA; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Cuba; Barcelona and Bilbao, Spain; among others.

Ara Malikian was the concertmaster of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid.

Ara Malikian played in Le Boeuf sur le Toit by D Milhaud, in the version for violin and orchestra, under the direction of Gomez Martinez; and in the "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor" by Aram Khachaturian under the baton of Jesus Lopez-Cobos.

Since 1995, Ara Malikian has performed as a duo, with the Armenian pianist Serouj Kradjian.

Ara Malikian has recorded numerous albums for record companies such as BMG, Auvidis, Trittico Classics and Elite Music, including "The Four Seasons" of Vivaldi, of which more than 80,000 copies were sold for UNICEF.

Ara Malikian has worked with film-music composers such as Alberto Iglesias, with whom he recorded the soundtrack for Hable Con Ella, a movie by Almodovar, or Pascal Gainge in Otro Barrio by the director Salvador Garcia Ruiz.

Ara Malikian has released two albums, "Manantial" and "De la felicidad", accompanied by flamenco guitarist Jose Luis Monton.

Ara Malikian recorded a double CD of Paganini for Warner Bros.

Ara Malikian has been nominated twice for best classical performance in the 2007 Music Prizes in Spain by the Spanish Academy for his recording of the Poema Concertante by Xavier Montsalvatge with the Castilla y Leon Symphonic Orchestra; as well as for a piece with Joan Valent, Suso Saiz and Marc Blanes.

Ara Malikian participated as a guest artist in the film J: Beyond Flamenco, by Carlos Saura.