Anoush Pogossian, clarinet

Meet Anoush

Anoush appeared on Show 369, recorded in Boston on March 23, 2019

Anoush Pogossian  (clarinet), 16, from Glendale, California, is a junior at the Verdugo Academy and studies with Michael Yoshimi at the Colburn School as well as with Michele Zukovsky. A 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholar in Art nominee, she will be touring Europe this summer as a member of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO-USA) under Sir Antonio Pappano and with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. In the summer of 2018, she performed as Principal Clarinet of the National Youth Orchestra 2 (NYO2) and attended the YellowBarn Young Artists Program, which she will be returning to this summer. Raised by professional musicians, Anoush has performed with her family in a variety of fundraising events for Music for Food, Dilijan Chamber Music Series, Lark Musical Society, and in commemoration for the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. She is a recipient of the 2016 “Shnorhali” Music Committee of the Western Diocese Armenian Young Artist Scholarship. In her free time, Anoush also loves to go biking, cook, and learn about psychology.