Slava Grigoryan

Slava Grigoryan (born 1976) is an Australian classical guitarist and recording artist of Armenian heritage. He frequently collaborates and performs with his younger brother, Leonard Grigoryan, performing as the Grigoryan Brothers.

Early life

He was born in Kazakhstan to Eduard and Irina Grigoryan, both professional violinists. His family emigrated to Australia in 1981 and he was raised in Melbourne. Grigoryan began to study guitar with his father at the age of seven. By the age of twelve he was performing professionally and made his solo debut in Sydney at fourteen. He attended Caulfield Junior College (then known as Caulfield North Central School) and St Michael's Grammar School, during which time he studied with Ron Payne, and at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Career

Following his win at the Tokyo International Classical Guitar Competition, where he was the youngest finalist in the history of that competition, Grigoryan signed with Sony Music Entertainment in 1995 for whom he released four solo albums. Since then he has toured extensively in Australia, Europe, North America and Asia; he made his New York City debut in 1997.

He changed labels to ABC Classics in 2001 and subsequently released another solo album and an album recorded with his younger brother, Leonard. Frequent collaborators, the pair perform as Grigoryan Brothers and have released five albums, all of which have been nominated for ARIA Awards.[1] In 2014 Grigoryan Brothers released This Time which has been well reviewed.[2][3] Some of their previous releases include The Seasons and Distance.[4]

Grigoryan also joined with fellow Australian musicians Anthony Field, Karin Schaupp and Gareth Koch to release albums under the group name Saffire. Field was later replaced by Leonard (see Saffire article).

He has been artistic director of the Adelaide Guitar Festival since 2010.[5][6]

Personal life

Grigoryan has two children Isabella and Paolo from his first marriage.[7] He married cellist Sharon Draper in December 2016[8] and their son Sebastian was born in July 2018[7]

Awards and recognition

In addition to his achievement in the Tokyo International Classical Guitar Competition, he has won a number of awards including Young Australian of the Year for the Arts in 1998, the Mo award for Instrumentalist of the Year in 2001.

In 2000 he appeared as a soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and was part of the 2000 Sydney Olympics Arts Festival.[9]

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2017[10][11] Bach Cello Suites Vol 1 Best Independent Classical Album Won
AIR Awards of 2018[12] Bach: Cello Suites Volume II Best Independent Classical Album Nominated
AIR Awards of 2019[13] Bach Concertos (as Grigoryan Brothers with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey) Best Independent Classical Album Won

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Slava Grigoryan won the ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for Sonatas & Fantasies in 2002, for Bach: Cello Suites Volume I in 2017 and for Bach: Cello Suites Volume II in 2018.[14][15] Saffire won the same category in 2003 for their debut album, Saffire.[16] Grigoryan has received 19 nominations (one pending), either on his own, as a member of Grigoryan Brothers, or shared with other artists (often including his brother Leonard).[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
1995Spirit of SpainBest Classical AlbumNominatedYvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Vladimir Kamirski - Simple Gifts
1998Dance of the AngelsBest Classical AlbumNominatedYvonne Kenny, Paul Dyer & Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Handel: ARIAs
2002Sonatas & FantasiesBest Classical AlbumWonN/A
2003Play (Slava Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan)Best Classical AlbumNominatedSaffire - The Australian Guitar Quartet
2004Brazil (Slava Grigoryan and Jane Rutter)Best World Music AlbumNominatedSeaman Dan - Perfect Pearl
2005AfterimageBest Classical AlbumNominatedAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra - Sanctuary
2006Rodrigo Guitar Concertos (Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Queensland Orchestra, Brett Kelly)Best Classical AlbumNominatedRichard Tognetti - Bach Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Piano
2007Impressions (Slava Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan)Best Classical AlbumNominatedRichard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra - Bach Violin Concertos
2008Baroque Guitar Concertos (Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey)Best Classical AlbumNominatedRichard Tognetti, Neal Peres Da Costa & Daniel Yeadon -

Bach Sonatas For Violin & Keyboard

2009Distance (Slava Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan)Best Classical AlbumNominatedAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra & Paul Dyer - Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6
2011Band of Brothers (Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Joseph Tawadros, James Tawadros)Best World Music AlbumNominatedGeoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala
2012My Latin Heart (Jose Carbo with Slava Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan)Best Classical AlbumNominatedWilliam Barton - Kalkadungu
2015This Time (Grigoryan Brothers)Best Classical AlbumNominatedTamara-Anna Cislowska - Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works For Solo Piano
2017Bach: Cello Suites Volume IBest Classical AlbumWonN/A
Songs Without Words (Grigoryan Brothers)Best Classical AlbumNominatedSlava Grigoryan - Bach: Cello Suites Volume I
Ali's Wedding (soundtrack) (Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Joseph Tawadros, Slava Grigoryan & Lior)Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast AlbumWonN/A
2018Bach: Cello Suites Volume IIBest Classical AlbumWonN/A
2019Bach Concertos (Grigoryan Brothers, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey)Best Classical AlbumNominatedPaul Kelly & James Ledger - Thirteen Ways To Look At Birds
2020[17] Our Place: Duets for Cello and Guitar Best Classical Album Nominated Richard Tognetti & Erin Helyard - Beethoven & Mozart Violin Sonatas
A Boy Called Sailboat (Grigoryan Brothers) Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Nominated Chelsea Cullen - I Am Woman (Original Soundtrack)

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