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'''Levon Chilingirian''' [[OBE]] (Լեւոն Չիլինկիրեան born 28 May 1948) is a UK-based [[violin]]ist of Armenian origin. The founder of the [[Chilingirian Quartet]], he is also a professor and Chamber Music Artist in Residence at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] and professor of Violin<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/staff/levon-chilingirian|title=Staff – Levon Chilingirian – Royal Academy of Music|website=ram.ac.uk|accessdate=2017-05-28|archive-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503085433/http://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/staff/levon-chilingirian|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Chamber Music at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]], both in [[London]].<br />
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Born to [[Armenians|Armenian]] parents in [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]], Chilingirian began playing the violin when he was five, being taught by his great-uncle, Vahan Bedelian. He came to [[Great Britain|Britain]] when he was 12 and studied at the Royal College of Music. With [[Clifford Benson]] (piano), he won first prize in the BBC Beethoven and the Munich Duo competitions in 1969 and 1971 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/staff/teaching_staff/department/1-department-of-strings-harp-and-guitar/1163-levon-chilingirian|title=Levon Chilingirian|publisher=[[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]|accessdate=20 April 2014|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702014806/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/staff/teaching_staff/department/1-department-of-strings-harp-and-guitar/1163-levon-chilingirian/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 1971 he founded the Chilingirian Quartet, which has developed a strong association with a number of [[composer]]s, including [[John Tavener]] and [[Michael Berkeley]]. He was also one of the first members of [[The English Concert]], and played in their first London concert in 1973.<ref>''Behind the Masque'': [[Trevor Pinnock]]. [[BBC Radio 3]].</ref> The Chilingirian Quartet hold an annual summer school at [[West Dean College]].<br />
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In addition to teaching, playing and recording, Chilingirian's interest in the work of [[Edvard Grieg]] led to his own version of the composer's incomplete Quartet in F major. Chilingirian served as musical director of [[Camerata Nordica]], a [[Sweden|Swedish]] chamber orchestra, was artistic director (2003–2016) of the [[Mendelssohn on Mull Festival]] and with the Quartet has been part of the [[Lake District Summer Music]] festival since its inception.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rncm.ac.uk/people/levon-chilingirian/|title=Levon Chilingirian – Royal Northern College of Music|newspaper=RNCM|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-28|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801160753/https://www.rncm.ac.uk/people/levon-chilingirian/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chilingirianquartet.co.uk/biographies/|title=Bios {{!}} Chilingirian String Quartet|newspaper=Chilingirian String Quartet|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref><br />
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In the [[2000 New Year Honours]] list, Chilingirian was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire]] for services to music.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060127012300/http://www.camerata.se/English/Directors.html Camerata Nordica homepage]<br />
*[http://www.chilingirianquartet.co.uk Chilingirian Quartet homepage]<br />
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