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Suite 253 Toronto, Ontario Canada, M2H 3J9
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Maestro Arman has brought capacity crowds to their feet on three continents. He has appeared in France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Turkey, Armenia, South Korea, Mexico and throughout the United States and Canada.
Nurhan Arman currently is the Music Director of Canada's Symphony New Brunswick and Sinfonia Toronto. In addition he teaches conducting at Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Critics on both sides of the Atlantic have been unanimous in their praise. Pravda hailed Maestro Arman as a "fascinating and striking musical personality," while the Broadcast Review in Prague reported "a spirited and nobly rounded performance."
Born to Armenian parents in Istanbul, he played his first violin recital at the age of 13. In 1971 he came to United States on a Disney Foundation scholarship to continue his studies. He concertized from coast to coast appearing in major US cities as well as at the prestigious music festivals of Tanglewood, Spoleto, New York and Florida. After several seasons of leading US orchestras as concertmaster he began a conducting career that has expanded dramatically.
In 1982 Nurhan Arman moved to Canada to accept the post of Music Director of the North Bay Symphony and the Northern Music Festival. In 1985 he was appointed to the Royal Conservatory in Toronto as a Visiting Instructor in Conducting, and in 1987 he was named Music Director of Symphony New Brunswick which he has swiftly built into a major regional resource. In March of 1993 Maestro Arman was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Yerevan Symphony in Armenia.
In 1998 Maestro Arman founded Sinfonia Toronto which is considered to be Toronto's premier chamber orchestra.
In Canada, Maestro Arman records regularly for CBC Radio and TV. Internationally, he has recorded for First Edition Records, Educo Records, Radio Moscow, Polish Broadcasting, Czech Radio, KBS of Korea, TRT of Turkey, Lithuanian TV, Armenian Radio and TV and PBS in the US.
Maestro Arman has served as an adjudicator on many prestigious panels, including the International Fitelberg Conducting Competition in Poland, the Canada Council Conducting Competition and the Heinz Unger Competition in Toronto. He has taught conducting at New York's Brockport Festival, at the Florida Festival, and in Canada at his own Northern Music Festival, as well as at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music.
Among many orchestras conducted by Nurhan Arman are the Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra of Mexico City, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Hungarian Philharmonic, Lithuanian Philharmonic, Volgograd Symphony, l'Orchestre Regional d'Ile de France, Orchestre des Parisiens, l'Orchestre de l'AMI, Bohemian Festival Orchestra, Thuringen Philharmonie, Pilsen Radio Symphony, Silesian State Philharmonic, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Armenian Philharmonic, Yerevan Symphony, Bucharest Philharmonic, Brasov Philharmonic, Filarmonica Moldova, Kosice Philharmonic, Karlsbad Symphony, Rivne Chamber Orchestra, Teplice Philharmonic, Bialystok Philharmonic, l'Orchestre de Chambre Jean-Louis Petit, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Pusan Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Orchestra London, Saskatoon Symphony, Royal Conservatory Orchestra, Mozart Festival Orchestra, Bangor Symphony, Okanagan Symphony, Arkady Festival Orchestra, North Arkansas Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Johnstown Symphony, Billings Symphony, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and many others.
During the 2001-2002 season Maestro Arman will serve as Music Director of Sinfonia Toronto and Symphony New Brunswick. He will guest-conduct in Europe and Canada as well as teach conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto.
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