Haroutune Bedelian

Haroutune Bedelian is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, where, at age twenty, he won the first prize in the BBC Violin Competition. His teachers have included Ivan Galamian and Nathan  Milstein.  He  has  performed  in major cities, festivals, and concert halls throughout North and South  America, the  United Kingdom,  Europe, and  the and the Middle East, and has appeared in numerous radio and television broadcasts.  Among his critical accolades are the following: "Alert, subtle artist as well as a superb instrumentalist" (New York Times).  "Virtuosity comes to him as second nature, but it is used as a means to the interpretive freedom and sense of style that characterizes his playing above all else" (The London Times).  Prior to joining the faculty at UC Irvine, Mr. Bedelian was Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music, London.