Nariné Simonian
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Narine Simonian is an Armenian-French musical director and producer of operas. Nariné is also an organist, an harpsichord and pianoforte player as well as a pianist, mainly specializing in baroque genre.
President of the French nonprofit Association "Les Amis de Gumri.France" ("Friends of Gyumri"), Nariné has the dream of raising enough funds to set up an organ in her native city, Gyumi(Leninakan). The church where a pipe organ is to be installed is named Sourp Nshan Сурб Ншан ". The non-profit is also known as "An Organist for Armenia".photos of the church wj
In 1991 she decides to take classes in France, under the direction of famed french dorganist Marie-Claire Alain
, Huguette Dreyfus
and Andre Isoir
. She will be awarded the First Prize for organ unanimously at the CNR of Rueil-Malmaison, class of Marie-Claire Alain (1993) and will receive the First Prize unanimously at the national competition of Organ in the Paris area, in 1995 (Ile-de-France). In 1994 she receives the Citation of Excellence in the competition for excellence in organ CNR of Rueil-Malmaison, class of Marie-Claire Alain
, and the Award of Excellence (mention virtuosity) in organ at the CNR of Rueil Malmaison Class Susan Landale (1995). She also won the Grand Prize Contest International Mendelssohn-Liszt in Switzerland in 1994. Since 2009, she has also had the great privilege of being advised by the illustrious Andre Isoir
.
and in November 2008 at the Organ Hall), in North America (New York on 1 November 1998, at the Armenian Evangelical Church of New York, in Montreal and in South America in 1997, along with Olivier Latry
(Argentina, Uruguay at the Festival Internacional del Uruguay Órgano,.
In the most recent years, her inclination led her to concentrate - without abandoning her pianist and organist solo career - on the production and musical direction of baroque operas ...
" transposed for organ, for the pleasure of an informed public. Accompanied by the Polish pianist Jozef Kapustka
, Narine Simonian directed and produced this opera, staged by the young choreographer Helene Haag, with the financial help of the Halmahera family holding. In the main roles: Russian soprano Irina Tiviane (Iphigenia), Canadian-Ukrainian tenor Sergei Stilmachenko (Orestes), Raphael Schwob (Pylades), French tenor Olivier Ayault (Thoas), French soprano Anne Rodier (Diane) and Iulia Vacaru (Female Greek). One of two premieres of this opera has been the subject of an audio recording and a compact-disc has been distributed. A video has also been shot by Cyril de Turckheim, the documentary director, who works with the german-French TV Channel.
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President of the French nonprofit Association "Les Amis de Gumri.France" ("Friends of Gyumri"), Nariné has the dream of raising enough funds to set up an organ in her native city, Gyumi(Leninakan). The church where a pipe organ is to be installed is named Sourp Nshan Сурб Ншан ". The non-profit is also known as "An Organist for Armenia".photos of the church wj
Biography
Born in the city of Gyumri (Գյումրի in Armenian) in the province of Shirah, in 1965, Narine starts studying the instrument at the age of six years old. In 1976, she is admitted to the Normal School of Music, where she graduates and is awarded the gold medal in 1980. From 1981 to 1985, Narine Simonian follows the Curriculum of the National School of Music of Yerevan, where she graduates as a professional concert pianist (first prize, unanimously awarded) and soloist of chamber music ensemble. She also graduates as a professional concert organist and is, again, awarded the first prize unanimously, in 1989. From 1989 to 1991, she is a soloist at the Philharmonic Hall of Yerevan Armenia and gives concerts and master-classes in Moscow, Tallinn, Helsinki, etc...In 1991 she decides to take classes in France, under the direction of famed french dorganist Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain is a French organist and organ teacher best known for her prolific recording career. She is particularly known for her ability to perform substantial works entirely from memory.-Background and education:...
, Huguette Dreyfus
Huguette Dreyfus
Huguette Dreyfus is a French harpsichordist born on November 30, 1928 in Mulhouse, Alsace, France.-Biography:Huguette Dreyfus began taking piano lessons at four years old. In 1946, she began working with renowned piano teacher Lazare Lévy...
and Andre Isoir
André Isoir
André Isoir is a renowned French organist.Isoir studied with Édouard Souberbielle and Germaine Mounier at the École César-Franck and under Rolande Falcinelli at the Paris Conservatoire where he won the first prizes in organ and improvisation in 1960.Thereafter he won several international organ...
. She will be awarded the First Prize for organ unanimously at the CNR of Rueil-Malmaison, class of Marie-Claire Alain (1993) and will receive the First Prize unanimously at the national competition of Organ in the Paris area, in 1995 (Ile-de-France). In 1994 she receives the Citation of Excellence in the competition for excellence in organ CNR of Rueil-Malmaison, class of Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain is a French organist and organ teacher best known for her prolific recording career. She is particularly known for her ability to perform substantial works entirely from memory.-Background and education:...
, and the Award of Excellence (mention virtuosity) in organ at the CNR of Rueil Malmaison Class Susan Landale (1995). She also won the Grand Prize Contest International Mendelssohn-Liszt in Switzerland in 1994. Since 2009, she has also had the great privilege of being advised by the illustrious Andre Isoir
André Isoir
André Isoir is a renowned French organist.Isoir studied with Édouard Souberbielle and Germaine Mounier at the École César-Franck and under Rolande Falcinelli at the Paris Conservatoire where he won the first prizes in organ and improvisation in 1960.Thereafter he won several international organ...
.
Concerts
Narine Simonian has given a tremendous number of concerts throughout France (from Saint-Jean-de-Malte church in Aix-en-Provence, to the Abbey of La Prée, from Notre-Dame of Valence, etc. ...), as well as in Paris (The Notre-Dame cathedral of Paris, the Madeleine church, the Saint-Eustache church, the Saint-Roch Armenian church of Paris, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés church in November 2008, Issy-les Moulineaux, etc...). She has also given concerts in Russia, Belgium, Switzerland (in Bulle, at Saint-Pierre des des Liens) where she has a recorded a CD, in Finland, at Kiev (Ukraine in 2003 with Dominique de WilliencourtDominique de Williencourt
Dominique de Williencourt is a French cellist and composer, born in Lille in 1959.-Works:*Abraham and Isaac, opus 7, for baritone, flute and string orchestra. First performed in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, February 2007...
and in November 2008 at the Organ Hall), in North America (New York on 1 November 1998, at the Armenian Evangelical Church of New York, in Montreal and in South America in 1997, along with Olivier Latry
Olivier Latry
Olivier Latry is a French organist, improviser and Professor of Organ in the Conservatoire de Paris. Latry was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France...
(Argentina, Uruguay at the Festival Internacional del Uruguay Órgano,.
In the most recent years, her inclination led her to concentrate - without abandoning her pianist and organist solo career - on the production and musical direction of baroque operas ...
World Premiere of the Organ Opera version of Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride
On 25. and 26. November 2009, Narine Simonian created in the heart of Paris, Le Marais area, at the Eglise Sainte-Croix de Paris Christop Willibald Gluck's opera in 4 acts "Iphigénie en TaurideIphigénie en Tauride
Iphigénie en Tauride is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck in four acts. It was his fifth opera for the French stage. The libretto was written by Nicolas-François Guillard....
" transposed for organ, for the pleasure of an informed public. Accompanied by the Polish pianist Jozef Kapustka
Jozef Kapustka
Jozef Kapustka is a Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.- Biography and schooling :Jozef Kapustka was born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland where he began receiving his early musical tuition from the local instructor Danuta Cieslik at the age of 3. He then...
, Narine Simonian directed and produced this opera, staged by the young choreographer Helene Haag, with the financial help of the Halmahera family holding. In the main roles: Russian soprano Irina Tiviane (Iphigenia), Canadian-Ukrainian tenor Sergei Stilmachenko (Orestes), Raphael Schwob (Pylades), French tenor Olivier Ayault (Thoas), French soprano Anne Rodier (Diane) and Iulia Vacaru (Female Greek). One of two premieres of this opera has been the subject of an audio recording and a compact-disc has been distributed. A video has also been shot by Cyril de Turckheim, the documentary director, who works with the german-French TV Channel.
Recordings
- Mendelssohn, Liszt, Guillou, grandes orgues de Saint-Eustache (Paris), Sepm Quantum, Paris, 1996 (4 diapasons)
- Jean-Sébastien Bach, orgue Mooser de Saint-Pierre aux Liens (Bulle, Suisse), Sepm Quantum, Paris, 1997 (5 diapasons).
- Divine Liturgie et chants traditionnels arméniens, Sepm Quantum, Paris, 1998 (4 diapasons).
- Jean-Sébastien Bach, petits Préludes, Fugues, Suite anglaise n°6, Préliminaires au clavier ...tempéré, Sepm Quantum, Paris, 2000.
- Iphigenie en Tauride, Gluck, organ version with Jozef KapustkaJozef KapustkaJozef Kapustka is a Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.- Biography and schooling :Jozef Kapustka was born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland where he began receiving his early musical tuition from the local instructor Danuta Cieslik at the age of 3. He then...
, march 2010.
External links
- Profile of Narine Simonian
- Nariné Simonian, 5 minutes before her organ opera with Jozef Kapustka
- In "France Orgue", the reference French magazine for organ by Didier Hème
- Videos published on youtube from 2008 to 2010
- News item published on October 10. 1998 in The Armenian Reporter .
- Concert in Ukraine with Dominique de WilliencourtDominique de WilliencourtDominique de Williencourt is a French cellist and composer, born in Lille in 1959.-Works:*Abraham and Isaac, opus 7, for baritone, flute and string orchestra. First performed in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, February 2007...
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