The Previews 10-Year Anniversary Concert
"Ms. Poghosyan is a relaxed and natural musician ... Her technique is big and secure, with blazing octaves, clean articulation, and a beautifully weighted touch. More importantly, her virtuosity was not a shallow display of party tricks, but a tool for musical expression." The New York Concert Review, February 13, 2011
Ten years ago, Kariné Poghosyan performed on the first season of “The Previews” concert series at Trinity Lutheran, Manhattan Beach. Since then, Kariné graduated from California State University, Northridge and went on to earn her Master’s degree and Doctorate in record time at the Manhattan School of Music, where she is now on its distinguished faculty. Along the way, Kariné won the New West Symphony Discovery Artists Competition, the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, CSUN Symphony Concerto Competition, the Artists International Auditions, and she was a top-prize winner in the Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition, Five Towns Music and Arts Competition, and the Arno Babajanian Piano Competition. Kariné Poghosyan has been described as “extraordinary” and “larger than life” pianist, whose playing goes “to the heart of the music.” New York Concert Review called her a pianist who “has that spark.” She made her solo Carnegie Hall debut at 23, and has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras including the New West Symphony, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Orchestra, Musica Bella Symphony Orchestra, the CSUN Symphony, and the Kokolo Ensemble.
