Tashjian

Armenian-American pianist Tavit Tashjian was born in Nicosia, Cyprus and came to the United States at the age of 1. He begun his first piano lessons at the age 6 years old, discovering very early in life that his desire was to become a concert pianist. His primary mentors and teachers have included film composer/pianist Marcelo Cesena, Alexander Toradze,

Professor of the internationally renowned Toradze Piano Studio at Indiana University, and primarily Dr. Caio Pagano at Arizona State University. He has performed throughout North America and Europe recently being featured with Mississippi Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Lima Symphony, among others. He has collaborated with conductors, musicians, and composers such as David Stewart Wiley, Crafton Beck, Blaise Magniere, Carlos Alves, Zae Munn, Tony Devroye, Emily Ray, and has recently recorded an album with British violinist Pip Clarke.