Izabela Melkonyan – Correpetition Violin

Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Izabela Melkonyan studied at the Yerevan State Conservatory from 1996 to 2001. She subsequently continued her studies at the Lübeck University of Music in the class of Prof. Konrad Elser, graduating with distinction. She also received significant artistic guidance from musicians including Malcolm Bilson, Anatol Ugorski, and Ferenc Rados. A recipient of a DAAD scholarship, she was also a prize-winner at the Competition for Young Pianists in Yerevan and received the award for best accompanist at the Aslamazyan Competition for String Players. As a soloist, Izabela Melkonyan has performed with the Baroque Orchestra of the Komitas Conservatory in Yerevan and the “Tehran” Chamber Orchestra in Iran.

In 2003, she founded the Melkonyan Piano Trio together with her siblings, performing at numerous festivals, such as the International Orchestra Academy at Schloss Pommersfelden and the Feldkirch Music Festival.

For several years, Izabela Melkonyan has maintained a steady chamber music partnership with clarinetist Shelly Ezra. Together, they have performed at venues including the Museum of Musical Instruments in Berlin, the Mecklenburg State Theatre in Schwerin, the “Festival in Private Homes” (*Festival in den Häusern*) in Hamburg, and the Prinzregententheater in Munich as part of an ARD prize-winners’ concert. In May 2010, they were invited to participate in the Académie Villecroze in France. In October 2011, the duo competed in the Max Reger Chamber Music Competition, where they were awarded third prize. In 2009, Izabela Melkonyan—together with oboist Viola Wilmsen, with whom she had already performed numerous concerts at venues such as the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the Aachen City Hall, and the Bode Museum in Berlin—was accepted onto the roster of artists for Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now.

Izabela Melkonyan’s performances have been featured in radio broadcasts and television recordings by NDR, BR, NDR Television, and Deutsche Welle Television (as part of the series “Stars of Tomorrow”). She also serves as a répétiteur for various masterclasses, including the Oberstdorf Music Summer, the Summer Music Academy in Hamburg, and *musique à Flaine* in France. Since 2005, she has been a lecturer in piano accompaniment at the Lübeck University of Music, and since 2013, she has held a similar position at the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart.