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Sayat-Nova Music School
The Sayat-Nova School of Music () is a music education institution in Yerevan, Armenia. History The school was founded in 1934 by Varduhi Zakaryan as a small musical studio, she became its first director. In 1940, the studio became the third music school in Yerevan and had 200 pupils. In 1944, it was named after the Armenian Ashik, ashugh Sayat-Nova. The choir and violin classrooms were created in 1970. Tigran Hekekyan has been Director of the school since 2003. Alumni * Eduard Topchjan * Tigran Hekekyan * Svetlana Navasardyan * :ru:Туманян, Барсег Робертович, Barsegh Tumanyan * Hasmik Papian * Konstantin Petrossian * Gagik Hovunts * Ruben Sargsyan * Sergei Babayan * Vartan Adjemian * Ruben Altunyan * Maléna * Yuri Davtyan See also * Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan References Music schools in Armenia {{Armenia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashtots Avenue
Mashtots Avenue ( hy, Մաշտոցի Պողոտա ''Mashtots'i Poghota''), known as Lenin Avenue until 1990, is an avenue in the central Kentron district of Yerevan, Armenia. The avenue starts with the Victory Bridge at the south and ends up with the Matenadaran museum to the north. Notable buildings Many prominent buildings in the city of Yerevan are located on the Mashtots Avenue. Below is a list of significant structures located on the avenue (from north to south): * Blue Mosque (1768) *Eduard Isabekyan Gallery (2007) *Yerevan Opera Theater (1933) *Nairi Cinema (1954) *Matenadaran (1959) * President's Residence (1985) *Yerevan State Marionettes Theatre {{Infobox Theatre , name = Yerevan State Marionette Theatre , image = Yerevan State Marionettes Theatre 2.jpg , caption = The State Marionette Theatre in Armenia , address = 43 Mashtots Avenue , city = Yerevan 0009 , c ... (1987) Gallery File:Ulice Mesropa Maštoce.jpg, Mashtots Avenue from sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasmik Papian
Hasmik Papian ( hy, Հասմիկ Պապյան; born 2 September 1961) is an Armenians, Armenian soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of Armenia title in 2004. Papian was named a Cultural ambassador of Armenia in the World for her contributions to Armenian culture in 2005 by the List of Catholicoi of Armenia, Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians Karekin II and awarded the Order of Saint Sahag and Saint Mesrob and Mesrop Mashtots Medal, Order of Saint Mesrop Mashdots. " Biography Hasmik Papian was born in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) on 2 September 1961. She first began an interest in music when she started playing the violin at the age of 5. Papian graduated from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Komitas High Academy in Yerevan first as a violinist, then as a singer. Her friends had encouraged her to explore her voice, and Tatevik Sazandaryan, the head of the vocal department at Komitas, had told Papian after hearing a coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maléna
Malena may refer to: People Professional name * Maléna (singer) (born 2007), Armenian singer Given name *Malena Ernman (born 1970), Swedish opera singer *Malena Alterio (born 1974), Argentine-born Spanish actress *Malena Josephsen (born 1977), Faroese football midfielder * Malena Cano (also known as La Perla), ranchero music and mariachi singer *Malena Burke (born 1958), Cuban singer *Malena Belafonte, Danish fashion model turned singer, performer *Malena Watrous, American novelist * Malena Mörling (born 1965) Swedish-American poet and translator * Malena Gracia (born 1971), Spanish actress, singer, and TV presenter * Malena (pornstar) (born 1983), pseudonym of Filomena Mastromarino, a politician, pornstar, and contestant on '' L'Isola dei Famosi 12'' * Malena Nunes (born 1995), Brazilian YouTuber Surname *Ben Malena (born 1992), Canadian football player *Marion Malena, American Samoan beauty pageant winner *Lena Malena, actress in the 1928 American drama film ''Tropic Madness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Altunyan
Ruben Tatuli Altunyan (Armenian language, Armenian: Ռուբեն Թաթուլի Ալթունյան; 31 March 1939 – 21 November 2021) was an Armenian composer, Viola, violist, and conductor. He was the son of conductor Tatul Altunyan. Selected works * String Quartet No. 1 (1962) * ''Perpetuum Mobile'' (Անընդհատ շարժում) for violin and piano (1964) * ''Concerto-Symphony'' (Կոնցերտ-Սիմֆոնիա; Концерт-Симфония) for violin, viola and symphony orchestra (1966) * Sonata for violin and piano (1966) * Sonata for cello solo (1977) * Symphony (1980) * String Quartet No. 2 (1996) * Symphony for chamber orchestra (1997) * ''Tamzara'' (Թամզարա) for symphony orchestra (2004) * ''Book of Lamentations'' (Մատյան ողբերգության), Ballet-Oratorio after Gregory of Narek (2010) * Piano Trio (2012) * ''Khachatriana'' (Խաչատրիանա) for chamber orchestra (2013) References External links Ruben Altunyan at AllMusic * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vartan Adjemian
Vartan Adjemian ( hy, Վարդան Աճեմյան, , ; born 27 April 1956) is an Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music whose works have been performed worldwide. Career Adjemian studied composition with prominent Armenian composer Ghazaros Saryan (son of Martiros Saryan) at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1973 to 1981. In 1987, Adjemian was awarded the National Prize of the Armenian SSR (for his Symphony No. 1). His music has been performed in Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States. In 2007, six of his major works were commissioned bBIM Edition(Switzerland). He has been a member of SUISA since 2008. Adjemian has taught composition at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory since 1987 and was appointed a professor in 2001. He has been Head of the Composition Department since 2002. Family His grandfather, Vardan Ajemian (1905–1977), was the Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan ( hy, Սերգեյ Բաբայան; born 1 January 1961) is an Armenian-American pianist. Described by ''Le Devoir'' as a "genius", Babayan won many international competitions, including the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition in 1989 and the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 1991. He appears as soloist with leading orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester, London Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, under such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov, Tugan Sokhiev, Neeme Järvi, Rafael Payare, and David Robertson. Biography Babayan was born in Gyumri, Armenia, and began his musical studies at age six with Luiza Markaryan, then was taught by pianist Georgy Saradjev, a leading representative of the St Petersburg school and former student of Vladimir Sofronitsky. He later studied under Lev Naumov, Vera Gornostayeva and Mikhail Pletnev at the Moscow Conservatory. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Sargsyan
Ruben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan ( hy, Ռուբեն Սարգսյան; November 22, 1945 – April 6, 2013), was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Biography Ruben Sargsyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, in the family of scientist agronome Suren Sargsyan. He first began to study at the Sayat-Nova Music School, then continued his education at the Romanos Melikian Music College. At the second year of college education he has been recommended and transferred to the music composition class of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, where he studied with professor Ghazaros Saryan. He graduated from the Conservatory in 1972 and became a member of the Composers' Union. In 1973-1985 Ruben Sargsyan has been teaching Music Theory and Solfege at the Yerevan Music School No.10. In 1987-2013 he has taught Music Composition and Modern Composition Technology at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. In 2004 be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagik Hovunts
Gagik Hovunts (1 March 1930 – 1 September 2019) was an Armenian composer, born in Yerevan. He started his music education at the Alexander Spendiaryan Music School. In 1954 he graduated from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, the class of violin with Karp Dombaev, and in 1957 - the class of composition with Grigor Yeghiazaryan Grigor Yeghiazaryan ( hy, Գրիգոր Եղիազարյան; 8 December 1908 − 4 November 1988) was a Soviet and Armenian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1977). He was born on 8 December 1908 in Blur, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire .... He was a professor at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1984 onwards. References External links Gagik Hovunts 1930 births 2019 deaths Armenian composers Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan alumni Academic staff of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Musicians from Yerevan {{Composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Petrossian
Konstantin Petrossian ( hy, Կոնստանտին Պետրոսյան; ; born 12 August 1946 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a composer, pianist and conductor. Petrossian graduated from the Romanos Melikian Music College and then earned a master's degree in composition and musicology Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, where he graduated with a master's degree in composition and musicology. He taught harmony, theory, and chorale arrangement at Romanos Melikian Music College. For many years he was also conductor of the Armenian TV/Radio Orchestra, and Director of the Armenian Music Center. Petrossian is an Armenian composer of symphonic, choral, chamber, instrumental, and vocal music, sound tracks, and theater music. His works are performed, recorded and have been published worldwide. He is a member of the Composers Union of Armenia and is co-chair of its foreign relations department. He was on the Sacred Music Council of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern). He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentron District
Kentron ( hy, Կենտրոն վարչական շրջան, translit=Kentron varčakan šrĵan), is one of the Districts of Yerevan, 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2011 census, the district has a population of 125,453. Kentron is bordered by Ajapnyak District, Ajapnyak and Malatia-Sebastia District, Malatia-Sebastia districts from the west, Shengavit District, Shengavit and Erebuni District, Erebuni districts from the south, Nor Nork District from the east and Arabkir District, Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun District, Kanaker-Zeytun districts from the north. Hrazdan River flows through the western part of the district. Etymology The word kentron literally means "centre" in Armenian language, Armenian, and has the same etymological root as the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek κέντρον (''kéntron'', "centre"). Its Western Armenian cognate is ''getron'' (). Overview The district i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Navasardyan
, native_name_lang = , alias = , birth_date = , birth_place = Alaverdi, Armenian SSR, USSR , origin = Soviet Union, Armenia , death_date = , death_place = , genre = Classical , occupation = Pianist, Music teacher, Conductor , instrument = Piano , years_active = 1966–present , label = Melodiya, Naxos , associated_acts = , website = Svetlana Navasardyan ( hy, Սվետլանա Նավասարդյան, also known as Navassardian, born October 29, 1946), is an Armenian classical concert pianist. A disciple of Vache Umr-Shat and Yakov Zak, she first stood out at the East German musical scene, being awarded prizes at Zwickau's Robert Schumann (1966) and Leipzig's Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (1968). She later became a prizewinner at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (1972) and at the inaugural edition of the Sydney Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
