Hayk Hekekyan was born in Armenia, on September 18, 2005.
He is oboist and studies in Sayat-Nova music school in Yerevan. Teacher – Harutyun Shakhkyan.
Hayk Hekekyan had many concerts in Armenia and abroad. He has also participated in many international festivals, competitions and won prizes:
-“Renaissance”, I prize, Armenia, 2017, 2019,
-“Art Music”, Grand Prix, Armenia, 2018, 2020,
-“Otar Taktakishvili International Competition”, diploma, Georgia 2018,
-“Wind Instruments Grand Competition”, I prize, Armenia, 2019,
-“The Nutracker XX” International Competition, Russia, 2019,
-“Music for Future Foundation” M4FF online-competition, was one of 10 winners, Armenia, 2020,
-“The North International Music Competition”, II prize, Sweden 2020,
-“Talents of Europe” International Art Festival & Contest, two rounds, I prize, Spain, 2021,
– International Competition dedicated to S. Prokofiev “Silk Way”, two rounds, I prize, Russia, 2021,
– VIII Stockholm International Music Competition, three rounds, I prize and Audience Choice Award, Sweden, 2021,
– Young and Talented Musicians International Competition “Nouvelles Etoiles” (2021, France – I prize),
– Medici International Music Competition, two rounds, I prize, Belgium, 2021,
– “Music for Future Foundation” M4FF online-competition, was one of 15 winners, Armenia, 2021,
– Inclassica Festival and Middle East Classical Music Academy with 44 concerts and 48 master-classes, UAE, 2021,
– Jubilee concert of the International Fond “Artis Futura” at the Sankt-Petersburg’s Concert Hall of the Academic Capella with Sankt-Petersburg’s Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Pavel Petrenko, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia, 2021,
– The 15th Youth Delphic Games of the CIS Member States, Diploma, Russia, 2021,
– Philadelphia International Music Festival’sSemi-Annual 2021 Virtual Concerto Competition, I prize, USA, 2021,
– London Classical Music Competition, two rounds, I prize, Great Britain, 2022,
– “AGBU discovers talents” Wind Instruments Competition, Grand Prix, Armenia, 2022,
– “Grand Piano in Palace” VI International Music Festival-contest, Sankt-Peterburg-Yerevan, 2022,
– “Collegium Musicum” 65th International Summer Academy, Pommersfelden, Germany, 2022,
– Master Classes for Wind Soloists during “International Summer Academy” (ISA) in Payerbach, Austria, 2022.
– Concert of the International Fond “Artis Futura” at the Moscow International Music House, Svetlanovsky Hall with the Moscow Symphonic Orchestra “Russian Philharmony”, conducted by Sergey Tararin, Russia, 2021,
– Tokio International Music Competition, two rounds, I prize, Japan, 2022
– “Moscow Meets Friends” International Festival’s opening ceremony, performance with chamber orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” (dir. Vl. Spivakov), Russia 2022,
– “BTHVN Wien” International Music Competition, III prize, Austria, 2022
– “Amadeus” International Music Competition, I prize, Austria, 2022
– “Birmingham” International Music Competition, II prize, Great Britain, 2022
– “Euterpe” International Music Competition, I prize, Germany, 2023
– Master Classes for Wind Soloists during the program “Forum Artium” with professor Christian Wetzel in Osnabruck, Germany, 2023.
Hayk is a member of “New Names” International Program of Young Talents. He is a member of the “Artis Futura” International Foundation for the Preservation and Development of Culture and Art and also he is a member of “Music for Future Foundation”.
Hayk performed with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia (NCOA), conducted by Karen Durgaryan, Ruben Asatryan (2020 and 2021, Yerevan), with Armenian State Simphonic Orchestra (ASSO), conducted by Feliks Korobov (2021, Dubai, UAE) and Sergei Smbatyan (2022, Armenia, Yerevan), with Sankt-Peterburg’s Simphonic Orchestra, conducted by Pavel Petrenko (2021, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia), with Moscow Symphonic Orchestra “Russian Philharmony”, conducted by Sergey Tararin (2022, Moscow, Russia), with chamber orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”, conducted by Vl. Spivakov (Moscow, Russia 2022) and with Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by H. Arzumanyan (2022, Armenia, Yerevan).
Hayk Hekekyan as a singer of the choir “Little Singers of Armenia” has participated in several concerts, festivals, seminars, symposiums.
Hayk was present at several master classes by Philip Nodel (Russia), Koichi Osada (Japan), Martin Froutiger (Switzerland), Kristoff Hartmann (Germany), Pavel Orlov (Russia), Lior Micelle (Israel), Christian Wetzel (Germany), Martine Varnik (Oman), Hansjorg Schellenberger (Germany), Maksim Orekhov (Russia).
