Guitarist Helen Avakian is an extremely versatile musician, performing on her
own and with various groups ranging from orchestras to theatre and dance
companies. She has appeared at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, on WNYC
and WQXR New York city radio, and on PBS television. She shared the stage
with actors Vanessa and Rachel Redgrave as the guitarist in their production
of "Sarah Bernhardt Comes to Town," and she is an accompanist for the
Flamenco dance program at Bard College.
Ms. Avakian's classical repertoire includes selections from the renaissance
through modern day, from Bach to Mozart to Villa Lobos, as well as
traditional Flamenco and Spanish music. She is available for corporate and
private engagements.