Alin Melik-Adamyan
Alin Melik-Adamyan is a prize-winning pianist recognized for her expressive artistry, refined musicianship, and versatility across the concert stage and recording studio. Praised for her “sensitivity unique in the piano world,” she is a First Prize winner of the Los Angeles Liszt International Competition and has performed as both soloist and chamber musician in leading venues and concert series throughout the United States.
A sought-after collaborator, Dr. Melik-Adamyan performs regularly on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Chamber Music Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Da Camera Society of Los Angeles. Her collaborators have included LA Phil Principal Clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan as part of the Allakhverdyan Duo, LA Phil Principal Flutist Denis Bouriakov, and numerous distinguished instrumentalists and vocalists. She has also worked closely with internationally acclaimed artists and musicians including Ralph Kirshbaum, Pamela Frank, Jeffrey Kahane, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen.
In addition to her concert career, Dr. Melik-Adamyan is active as a recording artist for film and television. In 2022, she collaborated with Steven Spielberg and John Williams as the live pianist and hand double in Spielberg’s Academy Award-nominated film The Fabelmans. Her recording and performance work has also included collaborations with composers and artists such as Tim Williams, Anna Drubich, and Ghost Band.
A native of Los Angeles, Dr. Melik-Adamyan holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance, along with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Keyboard Collaborative Arts from the USC Thornton School of Music. She enjoys an academic career that includes teaching, coaching, adjudicating, and presenting masterclasses at esteemed institutions across the country, such as Baylor University and the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory.
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