Richard Martirosian

American composer of piano, chamber, and orchestral music.

  • Piano Sonata No. 7

    An energetic homage to Nikolai Kapustin, Sonata No. 7 blends jazz rhythm with classical form, a spirited liberation after the inward journey of the earlier… read more

  • Piano Sonata No. 6

    A three-movement sonata beginning with calm, hypnotic motion, followed by a middle movement of shifting contrasts, and ending in a fast and energetic finale. read more

  • Piano Sonata No. 5

    A fusion of late Prokofiev’s drive and Scriabin’s mysticism. The unfinished Fifth Sonata bridges ritual and revelation through an “ancient-modern” idiom of wild harmonic motion… read more

  • Piano Sonata No. 4

    Begun during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the Fourth Sonata reflects systemic strain, unfolding through weighty chordal writing and long spans of held tension. read more

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 “Wormwood”

    A single-movement fantasy-sonata written as a continuous span. Wormwood combines driving toccata writing, fugal textures, and more restrained lyrical material within an uninterrupted form. read more

  • Piano Sonata No. 1

    Written during my medical studies, this two-movement sonata reflects a dialogue between vitality and stillness. A lyrical theme unravels into turbulence before fading to silence,…