Maya is one of the greatest piano talents I know. What makes her different from many other young pianists is her strong personality, already very clear and authoritative, despite her young age. She has a very complete technical background, which allows her to tackle even highly virtuosity pages with great polish and confidence. I am sure that in the coming years Maya Oganyan will be one of the leading names in the world of piano
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- Roberto Prosseda -
Maya is the winner of more than 20 national and international competitions, among which the"Schumann Prize 2023", also winning the Public Prize, the First Prize in the "Young Female Talents of Music" Competition of Soroptimist International and at just 17 years old, as the youngest finalist and winner of the 2nd Prize in the history of the competition, of the Jury Prize and Special Prize "for the best female talent", the "Verona International Piano Competition", in which she participated as the youngest candidate.
In 2024 she is selected as “student in residence” at the Verbier Soloists Academy of the 31st Verbier Festival, where she participates in concerts and attends masterclasses from internationally celebrated musicians including Sir Andras Schiff, Rena Shereshevskaya, Kirill Gerstein, Joaquin Achucarro.
She performs abroad and throughout Italy, she is regularly invited to renowned festivals, among which we highlight the Unione Musicale of Turin, Società del Quartetto of Milan, Trame Sonore Chamber Music Festival of Mantua, Amici della Musica of Mestre, Ascoli Piceno Festival, Cremona International Music Festival, Primavera Chigiana, Patmos Chamber Music Festival.
As a soloist she performs with numerous orchestras, including the Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Chamber Orchestra, the Padua and Veneto Orchestra, the Arena di Verona Orchestra, the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the “Virtuosi Italiani” Orchestra.
An avid chamber musician, Maya studies since young age piano duo and then piano trio at the Academy of Imola and now regularly collaborates in chamber ensembles with leading musicians, including among others Alessandro Carbonare, Steven Isserlis, Ian Bostridge, Sonig Tchakerian, Anush Nikogosyan, Silvia Careddu, Christophe Coin, the Adorno Quartet.
In 2015 she entered the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory in Venice, where she studied under the guidance of M° Massimo Somenzi and M° Olaf John Laneri.
Nowadays she continues her studies under the guidance of M° Roberto Prosseda at the Prato Academy, with M° Enrico Pace at the Pinerolo Academy and regularly attends the advanced specialization course with M° Lilya Zilberstein at the Accademia Chigiana.