Ani Ter-Martirosyan’s playing is characterized by special emotionality and passion. She is held in high esteem by critics above all for her feather-light virtuosity (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) and her poetic, sensitive sound.
As a sought-after concert pianist, Ani Ter-Martirosyan performs in renowned concert halls and international festivals. In addition to her work as a soloist, Ani Ter-Martirosyan also performs as a versatile chamber musician and song pianist. She performs on stage with various chamber music partners and singers with a wide variety of repertoires from contemporary music to romantic art songs throughout Germany and internationally.
During her studies, the young pianist took part in well-known national and international competitions and festivals, such as the International Osimo Competition in Italy, the Concours Ile-de-France, the Sieghard Rometsch Competition in Germany, and the Swiss Engadin Festival, Piano Festival Ruhr in Germany and International LiedDuo Competition Groningen. Scholarships from various well-known foundations, including the Werner Richard – Dr. Carl Dörken Foundation, supported her on her way.
Ani Ter-Martirosyan is also a representative musician of the Schumann Society in the context of the composer Clara Schumann-Wieck. Her artistic commitment to the society was recognized through a sponsorship of one of Clara Schumann's surviving letters.
Born in Arenia, she began taking piano lessons at the age of six and later found her way to the organ. She was accepted at the State Conservatory in Yerevan and received her training there from Anna and Sergej Saradjan. Later she studied piano at the Cologne University of Music and Dance with Pavel Gililov, Jacob Leuschner and Ulrich Eisenlohr as well as at the Robert Schumann Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf with Barbara Szczepanska.