Kariné Poghosyan: Khachaturian “Piano Works & Ballet Transcriptions”

There’s such a sense of joy, even ecstasy as she plays.” This is how NY1’s Stephanie Simon describes the Armenian-American concert pianist Kariné Poghosyan’s performances.

Ms. Poghosyan’s recent concerts include several sold-out recitals at Carnegie Hall, including a CD Release concert of her “Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky” recording, which garnered rave reviews, with Gramophone Magazine praising its “masterly textural layering and resounding climaxes,” and the American Record Guide stating that “a more heroic program would be hard to find, and few could play as well as the Armenian-American Poghosyan.” She was also featured o on WQXR and was interviewed by David Osenberg on his award-winning program on WWFM, Cadenza.

During the pandemic, Ms. Poghosyan performed 100 consecutive free weekly virtual concerts, gathering a loyal world-wide coverage from the press, including the Pianist Magazine, Katie Couric’s newsletter The Wake-up Call, NY1’s Stephanie Simon, and ABC’s Rick Rowe. She also has her own monthly virtual concert series on Patreon, which she performs for a global audience of patrons ( www.patreon.com/ karinepoghosyan )

In February 2023, Ms. Poghosyan released her third album Folk Themes on Parma Recordings. Ms. Poghosyan has embarked on an exhilarating 2024-25 season, including a return to Carnegie Hall on June 10, for an all-Khachaturian program.