arghamanyan has been the 1st prize recipient at the 2007 piano campus international competition in pontoise and took 2nd prize at the 2007 jose roca international competition in valencia. in 2005 she won the josef dichler piano competition in vienna, and the following year was awarded a scholarship from the herbert von karajan foundation. her first major recognition came at the gina bachauer international junior piano competition in salt lake city 2000 where, at the age of 11, she was the 2nd prize winner, predicted by critics to have “ a major international career” and praised for her virtuosity and sense of artistry.