Flutist Salpy Kerkonian performs Vivaldi's Goldfinch Concerto in LA

PanARMENIAN.Net - Flutist Salpy Kerkonian of Burbank performed Vivaldi's Goldfinch Concerto with the New Valley Symphony in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills on April 10.

A native of Chicago Illinois of Armenian descent, Salpy Kerkonian was raised in Los Angeles where she won first place in fourteen solo competitions: Young Musicians Foundation, L.A. Philharmonic Association, Healy-Hartshorn-Hutton Foundation, Glendale Symphony Association, Parent and Teachers Association, Etude Music Club, and the Lucille McKinstrey Foundation which featured Ms. Kerkonian as soloist on the PBS T.V. special "Musicians for Tomorrow" hosted by Lynn Redgrave and Charles Champlin.

Ms Kerkonian holds a Bachelor Degree and a Master's Degree in Music. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California. During her years at USC, she received the "Outstanding Performer of Chamber Music Award" and won first place in the "USC Concerto Competition" for her interpretation of Mozart's G Major Flute Concerto, under Daniel Lewis's baton. Ms Kerkonian was also the winner of two International Chamber Music competitions: the coveted Coleman and Carmel.