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	<title>Raffi Besalyan &#124; Pianist</title>
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		<title>WPR &#8211; Live from the Chazen Final Concert</title>
		<link>http://raffibesalyan.com/2012/05/05/wpr-live-from-the-chazen-closing-concert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This solo recital on WPR&#8217;s Live from the Chazen concert series will feature works from the upcoming solo album &#8220;Dance, Drama, Decadence&#8221; and more. The final concert of the season will mark Raffi&#8217;s fourth appearance on the series since his move to Wisconsin in 2008. Tune in or attend the performance on Sunday, May 13 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachmaninoff Concerto No.2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raffi performs Rachmaninoff&#8217;s 2nd Concerto with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra for their season finale on April 21 at 7:30 PM and April 22 at 4:00 PM. These concerts are sponsored in part by Wisconsin Public Radio, by the Helen Godfrey Memorial, and will take place @1800 Theater-Sentry.]]></description>
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		<title>New CD &#8220;Dance, Drama, Decadence&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dance, Drama, Decadence&#8221;, new solo album for IMC Music label in Japan will be released internationally in June 2012. This CD consists of virtuoso works by Rachmaninoff, Liszt and Ravel. It also includes premiere recordings of lyrical, folkloristic and colorful pieces by Armenian composers Komitas and Baghdassarian. More information coming soon, stay tuned!]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Orchestra Hall Debut</title>
		<link>http://raffibesalyan.com/2012/04/08/rahapsody-in-blue-in-chicago-orchestra-hall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently Raffi made his Chicago debut performing Gershwin&#8217;s &#8220;Rhapsody in Blue&#8221; in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center to an extended standing ovation. He was the featured guest artist for the Chicago International Music Festival presented by World Projects.]]></description>
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		<title>Музыкальные Экскурсии</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Raffi and violinist Yuri Segawa for an exciting musical journey exploring the legacy of extraordinary composers Stravinsky, Komitas, Ysaye, Rachmaninoff and Baghdasarian. There will be music for violin and piano and for piano solo as well. The concert will take place on October 16, 2011 @3PM at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Engagements</title>
		<link>http://raffibesalyan.com/2011/09/12/upcoming-engagements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 16, 2011 - Recital with violinist Yuri Segawa, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point November 14-30, 2011 - Tour of Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Toyohashi) Recording of a debut solo album &#8220;Bold &#38; Beautiful&#8221; for IMC Music in Tokyo Adjudication for International Chopin Competition in Asia Master Classes and Recitals March 28, 2012 - Guest Soloist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yamaha Performing Artist</title>
		<link>http://raffibesalyan.com/2010/10/14/yamaha-performing-artist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Yamaha Performing Artist, Raffi was given a beautiful Yamaha Concert Grand CFIIIS for a long-term use, courtesy of the Yamaha Artist Services in New York and Yamaha Corporation of America.]]></description>
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		<title>Review from a concert in Phoenix Hall in Osaka, Japan.</title>
		<link>http://raffibesalyan.com/2010/10/14/most-recent-review-from-a-concert-in-phoenix-hall-in-osaka-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raffi Besalyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“…aroused the entire atmosphere. The pianist used the instrument to its full capacity to create a wide range of marvelous sounds and colors. Besalyan drove the work (Ravel&#8217;s La Valse) to a fiery, dramatic coda with overwhelming intensity. It was definitely a jaw-dropping performance of a masterpiece!”]]></description>
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