Winner of the First Prize, and several times Special Prize winner, at the International Penderecki Competition, Astrig Siranossian appears regularly as a soloist with leading orchestras. Frequently invited to perform by Daniel Barenboim, her concert partners include Simon Rattle, Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emmanuel Pahud among others.
Astrig performs at the world’s greatest concert halls, including the Paris Philharmonie, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, KKL in Lucerne, Basel Casino, Théâtre des Champs Élysées in Paris, Berlin Philharmonie, Brussels Flagey and Bozar, Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, and Washington’s Kennedy Center. Astrig is often invited to appear on television (TF1, France 2, France 5, CultureBox TV, BR Kultur, etc.), and her recordings have been greeted with unanimous critical acclaim.
In October 2022 she released her Duo-Solo album, an alchemy between traditional melodies and dances and the classical repertoire featuring a dialogue between cello and voice. In 2021 she recorded Saint-Saëns’ first Cello Concerto with her stage partner Nabil Shehata for the Alpha Classics label.
In 2020, the same label released Dear Mademoiselle, a tribute to Nadia Boulanger with pianists Nathanaël Gouin and Daniel Barenboim, which received widespread international acclaim. In 2024, Astrig recorded for the same Label with the London Symphony Orchestra and the world-famous conductor François-Xavier Roth.
