Kristina Arakelyan

Kristina Arakelyan’s work as composer, pianist and educator is guided by a clear vision of music’s intrinsic power and purpose.

The Armenian-British musician seeks to communicate profound feelings with compositions hallmarked by their striking beauty and compelling emotional honesty.

Her music for choir, orchestra, chamber ensembles or solo instruments has been performed at some of the world’s leading venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Wigmore Hall and Southbank Centre, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

Kristina is set to reach a new audience with the 2025 release of Dreamland, her solo debut album for Apple Music’s Platoon label, in which she performs a programme of her piano pieces.

“Captivating and emotional” – Classical Source
“Rising Star” – BBC Music Magazine
“One to watch” – Scala Radio
“Textures rich and glowing” – The Guardian

Programme

Composer and pianist Kristina Arakelyan performs a diverse range of music including the great masters – J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy and Clara Schumann – alongside music from her debut piano album, Dreamland. 

Kristina will play transcriptions of her chamber opera Five Penelope Studies to open and close the concert, pairing her work with her musical idols such as J.S. Bach (Chromatic Fantasy) and Olivier Messiaen (Prelude no. 1).