Davit Hakobyan

DAVID HAKOBYAN Saxophonist 📍 Yerevan, Armenia | 📧 hakobyandavit37@gmail.com Scholarship recipient of the “Music for the Future” Foundation, through which he has participated in numerous masterclasses and international competitions. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Goal-oriented and dedicated saxophonist with expertise in both classical and jazz performance. Prize winner of numerous international competitions and an active orchestral musician. Continuously develops artistic skills through international masterclasses and collaboration with professional ensembles. EDUCATION - P. I. Tchaikovsky Specialized Secondary Music School, Yerevan - Final-year student | 2023 – Present - Teacher: Alexander Manukyan - S. Aslamazyan Music School | 2018 – 2023 - Nor Hachn No. 1 Basic School | 2014 – 2023 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & PERFORMANCES - Artsakh State Jazz Orchestra | Tenor Saxophone | August 2024 – January 2026 - Kapan Fest (Jazz Orchestra) | Selected Participant | July 2024 - Classical Eurovision (Young Musicians) | Finalist | April 2024 COMPETITIONS & AWARDS - 1st Prize – “Little Step” 6th International Music Competition-Festival (Armenia, 2025) - 2nd Prize – Salzburg International Music Competition (Austria, 2024) - Bronze Award – American Classical Music Awards (USA, 2024) - 1st Prize – World Art Games (Spain, 2024) - 1st Prize – Medici International Music Competition (United Kingdom, 2024) - Gold Award – Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards (Singapore, 2019) - 2nd Place – Kings Peak International Music Competition (USA, 2020) - 2nd Prize – Talents of Europe International Art Festival (Spain, 2020) MASTERCLASSES - International Sommerakademie (Germany, 2025) — Prof. Koryun Asatryan - Accordi Musicali (Italy, 2024) — Hayrapet Arakelyan, Nicola Arsenievich, Yang Tong - P. I. Tchaikovsky Music School (Armenia, 2024) — Sergey Kolesov, Mikhail Kazakov - Chieti Classica (Italy, 2023) — Hayrapet Arakelyan, Federico Mondelci, Jérôme Laran LANGUAGES - Armenian: Native - English: Upper-Intermediate - Russian: Upper-Intermediate - German: Intermediate