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Gohar Vardanyan
Born	(1984-11-03) 3 November 1984 Armenia
Nationality	Armenian-American
Education	Master of Music degree in performance, The Juilliard School; Bachelor of Music degree in performance, Peabody Institute
Known for	teaching, performance
Style	classical guitar
Awards	Harold Randolph Prize in Performance 2008
Website	goharvardanyan.com

Gohar Vardanyan is a classical guitarist known for teaching and performance.

Biography

Gohar Vardanyan began studying the guitar in her native Armenia at age 5 under the tutelage of her father. At age 8 she gave her first public performance and appeared on Armenian National Television.

Gohar Vardanyan performing in Armenia at age 8

After emigrating with her family to the United States, Vardanyan studied with Antigoni Goni at the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School and went on to study guitar in high school at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In college, she studied under Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Institute, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in performance and was awarded the Harold Randolph Prize in 2008. She then studied under Sharon Isbin at the Juilliard School, where she received her Master of Music degree in performance. Vardanyan lives and teaches in New York City.

Career

Gohar Vardanyan has performed throughout the United States and internationally, for numerous guitar societies, universities, and arts organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, along with appearances on National Public Radio in the United States and LRA Radio Nacional in Argentina.

Vardanyan has performed with the Juilliard School Opera Center and as a soloist with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and the Panama National Symphony Orchestra.

Matt Warnock of Guitar International Magazine said of her: "With a musicality and emotional quality in her playing that one would expect from someone much older than the young wunderkind, Vardanyan is the complete package. Not only is she able to draw you into her performances with engaging musical interpretations, but she has the technical facility that is required of any concert level guitarist."

As part of her teaching activity, Vardanyan has published a number of books on guitar technique as well as an extensive list of instructional guitar videos (see below).

Works

• Vardanyan, Gohar (2016). "Crystal Harmonics for Guitar", Mel Bay Publications, Inc.. ISBN 0-7866-9547-1
• Vardanyan, Gohar (2016). "First Lessons Flamenco Guitar", Mel Bay Publications, Inc.. ISBN 0-7866-9539-0
• Vardanyan, Gohar (2014). "Killer Technique: Classical Guitar", Mel Bay Publications, Inc.. ISBN 0-7866-8604-9
• Vardanyan, Gohar (2013). "Complete Warm-Up for Classical Guitar", Mel Bay Publications, Inc.. ISBN 0-7866-8502-6
• Gohar Vardanyan's YouTube channel, containing instructional guitar etudes, "Lessonettes", and many performances.

External links

• [1] Appearance at the Miami International GuitART Festival 2022 (2022-02-27, archived here)
• [2] Voyage Houston: Meet Gohar Vardanyan (2019-06-05, archived here)
• [3] Classical Guitar Magazine: Video Pick of the Week: Gohar Vardanyan Plays Manolo Sanlúcar’s ‘Colombiana de Bajo Guia’ (2017-12-07, archived without video here)
• [4] Six String Journal: Artist Profile and Interview – Gohar Vardanyan (2017-09-11, archived here)
• [5] La Liberté: Avis aux fervents guitaristes (2015-10-21, archive.org)
• [6] Guitar International: Gohar Vardanyan Interview: Global Classical Guitar (2011-03-03, archive.org)

Category:Classical guitarists Category:Women musicians Category:1984 births