10 Facts About Serouj Kradjian

Serouj Kradjian was born on in 1973 and is a Canadian Grammy-nominated and Juno-winning pianist and composer.

Serouj Kradjian later studied with Marietta Orlov at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance in 1994.

Serouj Kradjian studied with Einar Steen-Nokleberg at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Hanover, Germany, receiving a Solo Performance degree in 2001.

Over a hundred works, composed or arranged by Serouj Kradjian have been performed by the Toronto and Vancouver Symphonies, I Musici de Montreal, Fresno Philharmonic, the Armenian Philharmonic and the Elmer Iseler Singers and Elektra Women's Chorus.

Serouj Kradjian was founder and music director of Camerata Creativa in Madrid, Spain, a chamber orchestra dedicated to the performance of contemporary works.

Serouj Kradjian's concerts have been broadcast by the CBC, Radio de la Suisse Romande, Radio and TV Espana, the BBC, the Suddeutsche Rundfunk and NHK Japan.

Serouj Kradjian is the artistic director and pianist of Canada's acclaimed Juno winning Amici Chamber Ensemble, responsible for innovative programming, promotion, and performance of 50+ concerts, including annual educational outreach program with the students of Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts at Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto, Canada.

Serouj Kradjian's discography includes traversals of Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etudes and Piano Concerti on the Warner Music Spain label.

Serouj Kradjian has explored and performed tango music which led to the disc "Tango Notturno" on CBC Records.

Mother of Light, a new album of medieval sacred music, entirely arranged by Serouj Kradjian was nominated for a 2018 Juno for Best Classical Recording.