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Sergey Khachatryan was born on 5 April 1985 in Yerevan, Armenia, into a musical family, and moved with his family to Germany in 1993. He gave his first orchestral concert at the age of nine in Wiesbaden and studied with Josef Rissin at the Karlsruhe University of Music. In 2000 he became the youngest winner in the history of the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki, and in 2005 he won first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. He performs on the 1740 Guarneri del Gesu violin once owned by Eugene Ysaye, on loan to him.

Khachatryan has recorded for Naive and EMI, with releases including the Shostakovich and Khachaturian violin concertos, the Sibelius and Beethoven concertos, and the Bach solo sonatas and partitas. He appears with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw, the Royal Philharmonic and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. He is a prominent advocate of Armenian music, programming works by Komitas, Aram Khachaturian and Arno Babadjanian. He frequently performs in duo with his sister, the pianist Lusine Khachatryan.

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Violin Concerto in D minor: I. Allegro con fermezza— Aram Khachaturian
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: I. Grave. Lento assai— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: II. Fugato. Molto moderato— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: III. Allegretto poco scherzoso. Amabile— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: IV. Finale con brio. Allegro fermo— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: I. Obsession. Prélude. Poco vivace – Meno…— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: II. Malinconia. Poco lento— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: III. Danse des ombres. Sarabande. Lento -…— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27: IV. Les Furies. Allegro furioso— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27: Ballade— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27: I. Allemanda. Lento maestoso— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27: II. Sarabande. Quasi lento— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27: I. L’Aurore. Lento assai— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27: II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto…— Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27: Allegro giusto non troppo vivo – Poco lento -…— Eugène Ysaÿe
Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78 No. 1: I. Vivace ma non troppo— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78 No. 1: II. Adagio— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78 No. 1: III. Allegro molto moderato— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 100 No. 2: I. Allegro amabile— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 100 No. 2: II. Andante tranquillo— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 100 No 2: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 No. 3: I. Allegro alla breve— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 No. 3: II. Adagio— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 No. 3: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento— Composer not established
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 No. 3: VI. Presto agitato— Composer not established
Sonate in D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo— Composer not established
Sonate in D Minor, Op. 40: II. Allegro— Composer not established
Sonate in D Minor, Op. 40: III. Largo— Composer not established
Sonate in D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro— Composer not established
Adagio Op. 97 bis: Tiré du ballet Cendrillon— Composer not established
Sonate in C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante grave— Composer not established
Sonate in C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato— Composer not established
Sonate in C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro ma non troppo— Composer not established
Ballade Op. 15— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99 (Op. 77) : I. Burlesque (Allegro con brio)— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99 (Op. 77) : II. Nocturne (Moderato)— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99 (Op. 77) : III. Passacaglia (Andante)— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99 (Op. 77) : IV. Scherzo (Allegro)— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 129: I. Adagio— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 129: II. Adagio – Allegro— Composer not established
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 129: III. Moderato— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade I— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: I. Gnomus— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade II— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: II. Il Vecchio Castello— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade III— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: III. Les Tuileries— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade IV— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: VI. ‘Samuel’ Goldenberg und ‘Schmuÿle’— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: VII. The Marketplace at Limoges— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: IX. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: X. The Hut On Fowls’ Legs— Composer not established
Pictures At an Exhibition: XI. The Great Gate of Kiev— Composer not established
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima— Composer not established
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: II. Andantino in modo di canzona— Composer not established
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: III. Scherzo, pizzicato ostinato (Allegro)— Composer not established
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: IV. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 3: I. Dramatico— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 3: II. Allegretto— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 3: III. Andante— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68: “Poème satanique”— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 8: I. Andante dolce— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 8: II. Andante sognando— Composer not established
Piano Sonata No. 8: III. Vivace— Composer not established
Prelude No. 4 (Andante cantabile)— Composer not established
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro— Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio— Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento— Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato— Johannes Brahms
Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne— Johann Sebastian Bach
Tzigane, M. 76— Maurice Ravel
Poème, Op.25— Ernest Chausson
Carmen Fantasie for Violin and Piano— Franz Waxman
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Opus 47, I. Allegro moderato— Composer not established
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Opus 47, II. Adagio di molto— Composer not established
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Opus 47, III. Finale: Allegro ma non tanto— Composer not established
Violin Concerto In D Minor I. Allegro moderato— Composer not established
Violin Concerto In D Minor II. Andante sostenuto— Composer not established
Violin Concerto In D Minor III. Allegro a battuta— Composer not established