Composer and instrumentalist Kristapor Allen Najarian has an eclectic and flourishing career in music.  As a composer, Mr. Najarian has seen his music performed across the United States as well as internationally, having been featured in such arenas as the Dilijan Chamber Music Series (Los Angeles), Music from Angel Fire Festival (New Mexico), Chamber Music Northwest (Portland), the Starling-Delay Violin Symposium at the Juilliard School (New York), Newport String Project (Rhode Island), Salle Cortot (Paris), the Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival (Armenia), the Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO, among several others.

His commission from the Dilijan Chamber Music Series, ‘A Tale for Two Violins’, was premiered by the renowned violinists and sisters, Ani and Ida Kavafian, and has since been added to the duos’ current international touring repertoire.  From 2013-14 the Incidental Chamber Players (Pittsburgh) named Mr. Najarian as their inaugural composer-in-residence.  2015 saw the production of ‘The Year 1915’ for string quartet, written in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in its centennial year.  In 2017, highly-esteemed cellist Antonio Lysy commissioned a novel piece for two scordatura cellos, entitled ‘Rhapsodic Fantasy.’ 2018-2022 have seen a significant output of works in multiple genres, highlights of which include a series of pieces based on infinite numbers: ‘Pi (π)’ for sextet, and ‘The Square Root of 2 (√2)’, for large ensemble. ‘Le rêve interrompu’ (The Interrupted Dream) for orchestra, written in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, explores the emotions that one faces upon having to alter the trajectory of one’s life in the face of a global phenomenon.

 As an instrumentalist specializing in violin, guitar, and mandolin, Mr. Najarian performs across the United States as well as internationally, concertizing in venues including the Walt Disney and Zipper Concert Halls in Los Angeles, The Sydney Opera House in Australia, and Khachaturian Opera House in Armenia. He has performed as part of such organizations as the Dilijan Chamber Music Series, Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival, and Eagle Rock Music Festival.  Frequently in demand as a collaborator, he performs, records, and arranges music for artists ranging in style from concert music to pop, folk, blues, and rock.

Mr. Najarian began his musical studies at age 5 on the violin. He was raised in a musical household - his mother a professional pianist and conductor - and his father an oud virtuoso and world-renowned luthier.  At age 9 he auditioned and was accepted into the studio of Mrs. Anne Thatcher, with whom he studied for ten years until his enrollment at UCLA.

Upon his acceptance into UCLA, Mr. Najarian began studies with violinists Movses Pogossian and Guillaume Sutre.  It was during this time that his passion for composition began to flourish, prompting him to pursue a dual emphasis in violin performance and music composition.  His primary mentors in composition at UCLA included composers Ian Krouse, Paul Chihara, Roger Bourland, David Lefkowitz, and Mark Carlson.  

In 2019, a desire to broaden his cultural horizons and artistic experience led Mr. Najarian to enroll at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where he began studies in the studio of French composer Éric Tanguy. He has subsequently been awarded a Diplôme Supérieur de Composition, attained during his first year of studies, along with a Certificat de Perfectionnement, which was awarded to him the following year.

Mr. Najarian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from UCLA, along with a Diplôme Supérieur and Certificat de Perfectionnement in music composition from the École Normale de Musique de Paris. He is currently based in Los Angeles.