Kristina Arakelyan

Described as a ‘rising star’ by the BBC Music Magazine (2021), Kristina is an award-winning composer, pianist and educator. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Oxford and is currently a doctoral student at King’s College, London where she also leads music theory seminars. Her compositions, which are often described as lyrical and moving, have been heard on BBC Radio 3 and in prestigious concert halls across the UK including the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, St John’s Smith Square and St Martin-in-the Fields, as well as in concert halls in the US, Mexico, France, Spain, Belgium, Croatia and in her native Armenia.

Kristina’s recent collaborations have included the BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Pembroke
College Cambridge, Stainer and Bell and the ABRSM.

Biography

Described as a ‘rising star’ by the BBC Music Magazine (2021), Kristina is an award-winning composer, pianist and educator. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Oxford and is currently a doctoral student at King’s College, London where she also leads music theory seminars. Her compositions, which are often described as lyrical and moving, have been heard on BBC Radio 3 and in prestigious concert halls across the UK including the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, St John’s Smith Square and St Martin-in-the Fields, as well as in concert halls in the US, Mexico, France, Spain, Belgium, Croatia and in her native Armenia.

Kristina’s recent collaborations have included the BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Pembroke
College Cambridge, Stainer and Bell and the ABRSM.

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CBSO Sounds New

Sounds New: 20 New Works Celebrating 100 Years of CBSO

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20 short commissions from rising-star composers performed by The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra form an impressive showcase of the range and breadth of contemporary orchestral writing happening in the UK today

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