Aram Khachaturian Trio

Khachaturian Trio was founded as trio “Arsika” in 1999. The ensemble had tours in over 100 cities in 30 countries, performed in most famous concert halls, such as Musikverein, Wien, Laiezhalle, Hamburg, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Gasteig-Philharmonie, Munich, Purcell Room, London, Suntory hall, Tokyo, Koerner Hall, Toronto. Participated in a number of prestigious festivals - the Festival de las Artes (Costa Rica), Festival International Cervantino (Mexico), "Russiche Kammermusikfest" in Hamburg, Malta International Music Festival to name a few. Trio’s performances have been frequently broadcasted by TV and Radio. 

Nine CDs, dedicated to Armenian and Russian music, were recorded by musicians, including CD with music of Khachaturian and Maltese composer Alexey Shor, released by Sony, mono-CD of Alexandre Arutyunyan's music, double CD, dedicated to chamber music of Aram Khachaturian, trios by Tchaikovsky, Arensky (d-moll), Babadjanyan, Schostakovich (e-moll), CD, dedicated to the music of Armenian modern composers (Adjemian, Babayan, Chaushian), two CDs with most famous Armenian classical pieces. 

The musical critics highly praise Khachaturian Trio’s virtuous performances, subtle sense of style, warmest sound, brilliant and deep musicality. From 2006 the Trio has been performing in the following members: Armine Grigoryan – piano, Karen Shahgaldyan – violin, Karen Kocharyan – cello. Members of the Trio are involved in pedagogic activity giving master classes in music schools of various regions of Armenia. The Trio performs actively, during these years Khachaturian Trio has for about 70 concerts in a season.

In 2013, towards Aram Khachaturian's 110th Anniversary, ensemble presented a colossal project, which continued in future in several cities in Russia, (Nizhniy Novgorod, Krasnodar, Vladimir, Murmansk), and in Yerevan, (with State Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Sergey Smbatyan), the musicians performed three concertos during a night by Khachaturian, for piano, for violin and Concerto-rhapsody for cello.

Khachaturian Trio’s special projects that are held in Armenia, have a great popularity: monographic concerts, dedicated to anniversaries of outstanding composers of the past and the present (Brahms, Bach, Debussy, Dvorak, Shumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss, Eduard Mirzoyan, Aleqsandr Harutyunyan, Karen Khachaturian, Avet Terteryan, Tigran Mansuryan, Georgs Pelecis). In 2013 on June 1st, towards the Childrens’ Day, there was a concert during which the great composers’ works, that they wrote when they were just children, were performed (Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rossini, and Schubert). There was a great concert titled “Music of the City”, which united music and architecture.