Since 2020, he has been the solo clarinetist of the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. In 2023, he was awarded a special prize as a chamber musician at the German Music Competition and was accepted as a scholarship recipient into the concert promotion program of the German Music Council.
He studied with Prof. Norbert Kaiser at the HMDK Stuttgart, where he completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with top honors. He also received additional insights from masterclasses with professors such as Hans-Dietrich Klaus, Martin Spangenberg, Johannes Peitz, Thomas Lindhorst, and Thorsten Johanns.
As a solo clarinetist, he performs with renowned radio, theater, and symphony orchestras across Germany. He was an academy musician with the Stuttgart Philharmonic and received the Deutschlandstipendium. Additional support came from the Bavarian Music Council’s talent promotion program, the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation, the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation Stuttgart, the PE-Förderkreis Mannheim, the Neue Liszt Foundation, and the Society of Friends of HMDK Stuttgart.
Together with his brother, pianist Hamlet Ambarzumjan, he forms the Duo Hamlet & Adam. As part of their initiative “Neustart Konzerte,” they toured Germany to contribute to the revitalization of the cultural scene. In 2021, their initiative was awarded a scholarship from the German government and GVL, as well as receiving support from numerous cultural offices and institutions.
Beyond the stage, Adam Ambarzumjan is actively involved in various cultural organizations and advocates for the preservation and promotion of artistic activities. He was chairman of the Tonkünstlerverband Reutlingen and is currently a board member of the Tonkünstlerverband Baden-Württemberg. Promoting young talent is particularly important to him, as demonstrated by his involvement in school visits as part of “Rhapsody in School.”
Adam Ambarzumjan was born in 1997 in Wolgast (Germany) and began his first clarinet lessons at the age of nine with Karola Baltsch. Later, he studied with Anja Weyrauch in Grafing near Munich. As a young student with Prof. Harald Harrer at the Leopold Mozart Center in Augsburg, he was taught by Georg Arzberger, Stefan Jank, and Manfred Preis.
„Adam Ambarzumjan is without doubt a master of his instrument.“
