Artur Chakhmakhchyan

Armenian-Canadian violinist Artur Chakhmakhchyan made his orchestral solo debut with the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015. Artur has performed as a concert soloist with orchestras in Toronto, performed several solo program recitals in Toronto and Montréal, and played in masterclasses for renowned violinists such as James Ehnes, Noah Bendix-Balgley, and Michael Frischenschlager. Artur has been interviewed by ‘HotDocs Festival’ 2021, and ‘The Strad Magazine’, and is a three-time scholarship recipient of the Armenian General Benevolent Union’s Performing Arts Fellowship, as well as a recent fellow of the “Edik Hovsepian Performing Arts Scholarship”. Artur holds a Graduate Diploma in Performance and Master of Music degree from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University (under the tutelage of Axel Strauss and Andrew Wan), as well as a Bachelor of Music degree from the Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory (studio of Barry Shiffman and Paul Kantor). Currently, Artur maintains a private teaching studio and works as a substitute violinist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Orchestre Métropolitain.