Stepan Grigori Shakaryan ( hy, Ստեփան Շաքարյան, 23 October 1935 – 22 June 2019) was an Armenian jazz and classical composer, pianist, People's Artist of Armenia (2017), and professor at

Yerevan State Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

Biography

Stepan Shakaryan was born on 23 October 1935, in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1952, at the age of 17, he moved to

Yerevan, Armenia Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

. 2 years later, at 19 in 1954, Shakaryan entered the

Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college ...

. In 1956, Stepan met the Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian and was transferred to the Moscow Gnesin Institute, then finished Leningrad Conservatory. In 1964, he returned to Yerevan, and in 1965, he won the Yerevan Jazz Festival's Gold medal. Shakaryan was the composer of

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...

's "Hakob Hovnatanyan" (1967) and "Pingvinashen" Armenian cartoon. Shakaryan was the founder, and from 1986 to 1990, the Head of the Soloists Jazz Ensemble of the Radio Committee. Since 1992, he taught at Yerevan State Conservatory. In 2009, Stepan Shakaryan's CD "The Moon on the Mountain" was included in the "Armenian Jazz 70" collection.

Works

Symphonic works

*Symphony N° 1 (Concert for orchestra, 1961) *Symphony N° 2 (choreographic symphony, 1965) *Symphony N° 3 (1975) *“Festival overture” (1995) *Symphonic orchestra “Armenia” (1991) *“Aria” (1982)

Chamber works

*''Theme and Variations'' (Тема с вариациями) for viola and piano (1959) *“Poem about Komitas” for string quartet (1965) *4 aquarelles for string ensemble (1987) *Sonata for piano (1963) *Sonata for piano “Bells” (1982) *Sonatina for piano (1963) *Series “Pittoresks” for piano (1983)

Choreographic music

*Ballet “Jealous” (1965, Yerevan 1992) *“Aghavnavank” (“Monastry of doves”, 1990) *“Ripsime” (1998) *Piece for variety ensemble and jazz

Other

* “Trio-retro” (piano, violin, violoncello) *Trio N° 1 (1993) *Trio N° 2

References

External links

Stepan Shakaryan's biographyStepan ShakaryanArmenian Composer Stepan Shakaryan: “Artists Should Live in Their Homeland”
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shakaryan, Stepan 1935 births 2019 deaths Armenian composers Armenian jazz pianists Musicians from Baku Musicians from Yerevan