At the young age of 26, violinist Haig Hovsepian has a lot of experience under his belt. He has won numerous awards and performed in many hallowed sites, including Symphony Hall and the Massachusetts State House.

This fall he is launching the Massachusetts Chamber Music Artists (MCMA), a curated concert series.

On Saturday, June 21, the sanctuary of Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church resonated with the sounds of unity and diversity as violinist Haig Hovsepian and cellist Dilshod Narzillaev presented “The Universal Language,” a concert in honor of World Music Day.

The Armenian Museum of America welcomed a full house for the opening night of its new “Music in Color: Artist-in-Residence” program, on May 22, headlined by violinist Haig Hovsepian and pianist Matias Nestor Cuevas.  

The Armenian Museum of America is launching “Music in Color,” a dynamic new concert series and artist-in-residence program led by acclaimed Armenian-American violinist Haig Hovsepian. This initiative, supported by Nancy Kolligian, aims to bring engaging musical experiences to the museum’s Adele and Haig Der Manuelian Galleries while deepening public connection to Armenian culture through music.

When Haig Hovsepian was four years old, he visited the house of his mother’s friend. She had a small violin that fit perfectly on his shoulder.

He played a few notes and never stopped.

Armenian-American violinist Haig Hovsepian and Chilean-American pianist Matias Cuevas will inaugurate their fall concert tour by performing in the “Celebration of Gabriel Fauré” concert at First Parish from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29. This is the centenary year of the composer (1845-1924).

On Friday, April 11, Belmont-based violinist Haig Hovsepian and his mother, pianist Ani Hovsepian (of ACH Music Studio in Belmont), presented a concert dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Titled “Echoes of Armenia” it featured an all-Armenian program encompassing a broad range of music from ancient liturgical chants, to music by classics and 20th century composers.

From Boston Symphony Hall to Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church, violinist Haig Hovsepian keeps charming Armenian connoisseurs of classical music at different types of events.

It's a concert for a cause, as members of the Cleveland Institute of Music as well as the Cleveland Orchestra came together to try and lift up those in need.

A recipient of an AGBU Performing Arts Scholarship to study violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Belmont-native Haig Hovsepian is in a unique position to use the universal language of music to tell the story of his Armenian ancestry and help the land his forebears once called home overcome its present woes. 

In the Summer 2021 issue of the Cleveland Institute of Music NOTES magazine,  Haig Hovsepian as the only Armenian student at the conservatory is recognized for his initiative to support Artsakh after the 44-day war for humanitarian purposes.

On Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. “Haig Hovsepian and Friends” will present a benefit concert to be livestreamed only once from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

The Edward Hosharian Foundation (EHF) announced in September that its 2018 Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 has been awarded to classical violin student Haig Hovsepian from Belmont, Mass., a son of Armenian immigrants from Armenia and Romania.

Haig Hovsepian of Belmont is a son and grandson of musicians and the cousin of the most famous violinists performing today. Still, he said in a recent interview that his career choice as a violinist is an accident.

Haig Hovsepian, a senior at Belmont High School, won first place at the 2017 Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition. As the winner of the competition, he will receive a monetary prize and the privilege of performing with the BSO or Boston Pops during the 2017-2018 season.

Host Christopher O'Riley discusses great Armenian music with the young Armenian violinist, Haig Hovsepian

In April, Massachusetts-based violinist Haig Hovsepian became a Laureate II Degree by winning 2nd place in the string instruments/violin category at the “Renaissance” VIII International Contest-Festival in Gyumri, Armenia. This year there were 3,000 participants from 36 countries with around 200 violinists. This competition/festival, which has been drawing international attention, is the only competition of its kind in the Republic of Armenia.  There were contestants who participated from as far away as China.

Haig Hovsepian, a 2017 graduating senior from Belmont High School, will be performing on NPR’s “From the Top” Show in Atlanta on May 21. He will be accompanied by Christopher O’Riley.

“Practice” is a reminder student musicians often hear from their teachers and parents. It requires time, commitment and dedication. To Haig Aram Hovsepian, who received his diploma from Belmont High School this past Sunday, practicing violin is a part of his everyday life.

On June 4, Haig Hovsepian performed as the featured soloist with the New England Conservatory (NEC) Preparatory School Youth Philharmonic Orchestra’s (YPO) final annual concert at Jordan Hall.

The winter Concord Orchestra concert, “The Call of History,” features the winner of the Ehlers Young Artist Competition and a performance of Joyce Mekeel’s “Toward the Source” with the Spectrum Singers. Belmont resident Haig Hovsepian, 17, was recently named the winner of the Concord Orchestra Ehlers Young Artist Competition, and will perform Khachaturian’s “Violin Concerto in D Minor” in the orchestra’s winter concerts on Fri., Jan. 29 and Sat., Jan. 30.

Haig Aram Hovsepian, 16 years old, is a sophomore at Belmont High School. He started playing violin at the age of 4, studying privately with Narine Dolukhanian, Anna Korsunsky, and Mark Lakirovich.

Each fall, the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra (WPO) hosts auditions as part of our youth concerto competition, in which students up to high school age play a solo they propose to perform with the orchestra at our Spring concert. This past season, violinist Haig Hovsepian from Belmont gave an excellent rendition of the Khachaturian concerto solo part to win the competition and play with the WPO.

Belmont High School parents who are interested in music are lucky; the school has a top-notch music program. Several times a year, the various vocal and musical groups perform. Parents are so dedicated that even during budget cuts, they raise funds to make sure that the excellence of the music and fine arts programs, led by Arto Assadourian, continues.
With all this preparation, they still did not expect the tornado that was sophomore Haig Hovsepian, on March 4, during the school’s annual Spring Chorus and Orchestra Concert.

Each year, the Concord Orchestra features a young performer selected by the annual young artist competition. The competition is open to musicians of high school age or younger who live in eastern Massachusetts. The winner is chosen by a panel of orchestra members and the music director. The winner also receives a cash prize from the Ehlers Memorial Scholarship Fund.

This year’s winner is 17-year-old Haig Hovsepian, of Belmont. Hovsepian will perform Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto in D minor in the orchestra’s winter concert at 8 p.m. January 29 and 30 at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden St., Concord.

The mother-and-son team of Ani and Haig Hovsepian will perform at the 117th anniversary celebration of the Lowell ARF Committee Saturday, December 8, at 6 p.m. with a combined program at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 158 Main St.

The Hovsepians are both known for their musical virtuoso throughout the Greater Boston community. This will mark their first public appearance in North Andover where they have strong family ties.