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Levon Chilingirian - Artistic Director and Violin - was born in Cyprus to Armenian parents and introduced to music from a very early age through his pianist mother and violinist great uncle. When the Chilingirians immigrated to London in 1960 Levon concentrated on the violin, studying at the Royal College of Music where he is now a professor. His early influences in music were his uncle, the violinist Manoug Parikian, his teacher Hugh Bean, musicologist Hans Keller, and the Amadeus Quartet. His long-standing partnership with Clifford Benson was launched by winning the first prizes in both the 1969 BBC Beethoven Competition and the 1971 Munich Duo International Competition. Recital appearances have taken them to most of Europe and recordings include Schubert and Frank Bridge. In 1971 Levon formed the Chilingirian Quartet with three other ex-RCM students.
The Quartet has held residences at Liverpool and Sussex Universities and is currently attached to the Royal College of Music. Celebrated on the international scene with tours to over fifty countries on six continents as “one of the great string quartets of our day” (Boston Globe), the Quartet has also been acclaimed as “world class from the first stroke” (Basler Zeitung). It has played in all major centres in North America as well as regular visits in Europe to all the capital cities and main festivals. It makes annual appearances at London’s Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls and premieres works by John Tavener and Hugh Wood. The Quartet’s recorded repertoire includes works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Dvorak, Bartok, Prokofiev, Tavener, Part, Panufnik, Chausson, Debussy, Ravel, Grieg, and Komitas / Aslamazian.
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