Asmik Grigorian was born in Vilnius, 1981, in the family of Irena Milkevičiūtė and Geghamas Grigorianas, both famous singers. She attended the The National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art learning to play piano and choir conducting.
In 1999 she enrolled in the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre studying singing. She received a Master’s degree studying in the class of professor Irena Milkevičiūtė. She has received master classes from G. Grigorian, V. Prudnikovas, B. Maisuradzė, A. Pagliazzi, Mirella Freni.
Asmik Grigorian performed with the Vilnius Quartet and Quintet, National and State symphony orchestras, Vilnius and Moscow Kremlin chamber orchestras as well as the Šv. Kristoforas orchestra.
In the 2004 Vilnius Festival, A. Grigorian sang in the premiere of Feliksas Bajoras’s 5th symphony for voice and orchestra. It was performed together with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robertas Šervenikas.
She toured Manchester with the St. Petersburg Marinski theatre, performing the part of Prilepa in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera The Queen of Spades (conductor G. Woseda). She worked with the theatre again, performing the part of Desdemona in G. Verdi’s opera Otello, a role she later reprised at the Batumis opera theatre (2004). She has appeared in the Vilnius, Pažaislis, Gaida, Šv. Kristoforo and St. Petersburg Palace festivals.
The singer has worked with many conductors, including: V. Gergyev, V. Petrenko, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Juozas Domarkas, G. Woseda, M. Soustrat, Donatas Katkus, Vytautas Lukočius, Modestas Pitrėnas, Martynas Staškus, Julius Geniušas, M. Brabbins, H. Nanasi, M. Tatarnikov, K. Durgarian, Julian Reynolds, Tadeusz Wojciechowski, Rolf Beck. She has also worked with some famous directors: D.Ibelhauptaitė, B.Cosky, I. Kerkhof, J. Miller, A. Zagars, R. Wilson, K. Wuss, P. Konwinchny, C. Loy, K. Mondriusko, I van Hove, V. Barkhatov.
In Kristiansand (Norway, 2005 09 01) she performed as Donna Anna in W. A. Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni (directed by Sir J. Miller, conducted by M. Soustrat). In 2005 12 31 she debuted at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre singing the part of Violetta in G. Verdi’s opera “La traviata”. She later performed in Kaunas, Klaipėda, and Ryga and in 2006 she debuted in the legendary Wigmore Hall, performing various arias from operas “Madame Butterfly”, “Turandot” and others.
Since 2006 she has appeared consistently at the The Latvian National Opera House, performing more than 10 parts: Susan and La Contessa Almaviva in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, the water nymph in A. Dvorak’s Rusalka, Micaela in G. Bizet’s opera Carmen, Violetta Valery in G. Verdi’s opera La Traviata, Alcina in G. F. Handel's opera Alcina.
Her latest performances include Liza in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, Euridice in Ch. W. Von Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Mimì and Musetta in G. Puccini's La bohème, Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the baker in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Violetta Valery in La Traviata.
Asmik’s repertoire comprises of more than 40 roles and 20 large concerts, although at the moment she has been increasingly performing lirico-spinto soprano roles.
She has been awarded the Golden Stage Cross twice, in 2005 for her debut as Violetta and in 2010 for her performance as Lovet in the operetta/musical category.
In July 2018 Lithuanian opera singer Asmik Grigorian triumphed at the Salzburger Festspiele, one of the world's leading classical music and performing arts festivals, performing Salome's role in Richard Strauss's "Salome", directed by famous Italian director Romeo Castellucci.
Having conquered Salzburg, Asmik Grigorian has already been invited to perform as Salome at the New York Metropolitan Opera. In the next three years, she will also sing main parts at Milan's La Scala, London's Royal Opera House, Paris‘s Bastille and Vienna‘s State Opera. Next February the soloist will appear to the Vilnius City Opera audience in the premiere of „The Queen of Spades“.
Bluebeard's Castle Judith
Wozzeck (Marie)
Karmen (Michaela)
Rusalka (Natasha)
Rusalka (Rusalka)
Orfeo ed Euridice (Euridice)
Alcina (Alcina)
Rinaldo (Armida)
Deidamia (Deidamia)
Pagliacci (Neda)
Verther (Sharlotte)
Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira, Donna Anna)
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Merriage of Figaro) (Susanna)
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) (Pamina, Papagena)
La bohème (Mimi, Musetta)
Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)
Turandot (Liù)
Manon Lescaut
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Beggar Women)
The Queen of Spades, Op.68 (Prilepa)
Eugene Onegin (Tatyana)
Charodeika (Kuma)
Anoush (Anoush)
Der Fliegende Hollander (Senta)
Otello (Desdemona)
La Traviata (Violetta Valery)
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Johannes Passion, BWV 245
VIII Symphony
Requiem
Missa solemnis, in C minor, K 139
Requiem
The closing concert of the season
A. Honegger
Oratory “Jeanne d’Arc au bucher”
DONATA RINKEVIČIENĖ, Jeane d’Arc
VLADAS BAGDONAS, Brother Dominic
ASMIK GRIGORIAN, soprano
SANDRA JANUŠAITĖ, soprano
JOVITA VAŠKEVIČIŪTĖ, mezzo-soprano
RAFAILAS KARPIS, tenor
VLADIMIRAS PRUDNIKOVAS, bass
Kaunas State Chorus (leader PETRAS BINGELIS)
Chorus Liepaitės (leader ARTŪRAS DAMBRAUSKAS)
The soloists perform singing and speaking parts
Conductor GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS
A symphony concert
“A Concert on Maundy Thursday”
Mozart
Requiem, K 626
ASMIK GRIGORIAN, soprano
IEVA PRUDNIKOVAITĖ, mezzo-soprano
EDMUNDAS SEILIUS, tenor
IGNAS MISIŪRA, bass
Kaunas State Choir (leader PETRAS BINGELIS)
Conductor GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS
Feliksas Bajoras
Trace – Brydė for symphony orchestra. World premiere
Al passato – Į praeitį (Back to the Past) for cello and string orchestra
Pater noster for voice (baritone) and string quartet
Promise – Perspektyva (Prospects) for accordion and symphony orchestra
Symphony No 5 for voice (soprano) and symphony orchestra
ASMIK GRIGORIAN, soprano
POVILAS JACUNSKAS, cello
RAIMONDAS SVIACKEVIČIUS, accordion
Conductor MARTINŠ OZOLINŠ
Leonard Bernstein
Mass
LITHUANIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Artistic director and principal conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius
KAUNAS STATE CHOIR
Artistic director and principal conductorPetras Bingelis
ĄŽUOLIUKAS boys choir
Artistic director and conductor Vytautas Miškinis
Soloists:
DOUGLAS WEBSTER baritone, Great Britain
ROSITA ČIVILYTĖ
EVELINA SAŠENKO
JERONIMAS MILIUS
ILJA AKSIONOV
DONATAS MONTVYDAS
ASMIK GRIGORIAN
RAFAILAS KARPIS
LAIMONAS PAUTIENIUS
EGIDIJUS DAUSKURDIS
Conductor
GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS