Armenian violinist Ani Batikian was only 15 years old when she entered the Yerevan State Conservatoire, being the youngest student ever to study there.

She has performed as a soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, Armenian Baroque Orchestra, Katrineholm Symphony Orchestra in Sweden and Yerevan Youth Orchestra, as well as on radio and TV. Festival appearances include the “Music Alp” Festival in France and Levon Chilingirian Festival in Armenia. She has performed with distinguished musicians such as Levon Chilingirian, Ida and Ani Kavafians and Alexander Chaushian, and with the Hebrides Ensemble in Glasgow, as well as playing in masterclasses given by many international artists, including Ilya Gringolts, Renaud Capucon, Tasmin Little, Thomas Brandis, Mauricio Fuks, Tibor Varga, Joji Hattori, Sylvia Rosenberg and Zvi Zeitlin.

Ani Batikian has won prizes in several national and international competitions in Armenia, including the Levon Chilingirian Competition, International Hildegard Pabelick Jentsch Competition and All Armenian Competition. In 2003 she was awarded the R. Manoukian full scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London, receiving high commendations in the Wilfred Parry and Marjorie Hayward Prize competitions. In 2006 she was awarded an International Scholarship to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama with Prof. Peter Lissauer, where she has won numerous prizes, including the Hilda Bailey, David Knox Memorial, Dunbar-Gerber Chamber Music, Mabel Glover String Quartet and Governor’s Prize for Chamber Music. Recently she received an award from the Dewar Arts Awards to purchase an instrument.