Elen Virabyan
Elen Virabyan was born into a musical family in 2010. She started playing the flute at the age of seven when she entered Zara Parvanyan’s class at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.
The flute has become a rich and varied part of her life thanks to her participation at international competitions and festivals. She received a number of first prizes during her studies: two at the Dutch International Flute Competition, at the Flute Competition in Tampere, Finland, at the International Competition of Young Talent in Armenia and so on. As the winner of the national round, Elen had the honour of representing Armenia in the finale of the Eurovision Young Musicians in 2026. Meeting and studying under internationally renowned flautists such as Felix Rengli, Andrea Lieberknecht, Mario Caroli, Vincent Lucas, Ulla Millman and many others has greatly inspired her and provided her with significant motivation to study more. In addition to the flute, she also plays the duduk, an ancient Armenian instrument with a history stretching back thousands of years. She is a co-founder of the International Flute Festival in Yerevan.
