With his myriad influences, this piano prodigy, citizen of the world, and proud Armenian, draws from jazz, rock, classical and folk music to build – whether alone or in a group – a unique repertoire of rare sensitivity. On stage – where improvisation happily often turns up – Tigran Hamasyan never takes his eye off the ball, and never lets his breathtaking virtuosity get the better of his mission as a musician: to arouse emotions.