Vahan Artsruni Vahan Artsruni (born December 5, 1965,

Yerevan 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 ...

) is a modern

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n rock musician, singer, composer and artist.

Biography

Artsruni started his musical career in 1984 in the underground minstrel and rock musician

Arthur Meschian Arthur (Artashes) Meschian ( hy, Արթուր Մեսչյան; born March 3, 1949) is an Armenian architect, musician, composer, poet, singer and painter. He is also known as one of the founders of Armenian rock. He was the founder and the lead s ...

's band. He graduated at the

Yerevan State Medical University The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU, hy, Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան), is an Armenian medical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. History On ...

and the

Yerevan State Musical 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 ...

(in 1995) majoring in vocal with the outstanding Armenian singer

Gohar Gasparyan Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; 14 December 1924 – 16 May 2007), also known as the "Armenian nightingale", was an Armenian opera singer. Life Born in an Armenian family in Cairo, Egypt, Gasparyan studied at a Music ...

. Subsequently, he was soloing with "Narek" Male Choir from 1989 to 1994 and in 1993–1994 at the State Academic Cappella of Armenia and "Haysmavourk" Medieval Choir. He gave concerts with the Armenian National Symphonyc Orchestra, represented "Ethnophonica" and "Komitas. Ten Revelations" cycles. In 2000 Vahan Artsruni organized a progressive music band called ''ARTSRUNI''.

Discography

As Vahan Artsruni

*"Prologue." 1991 *Rouben Hakhverdyan, Lilit Pipoyan and Vahan Artsruni, 1991 *"The Spirit of War." Videofilm,1996 *"Idea Fix." Videofilm,1997 *"This is our Motherland" 1998 (CD and cassette) *“Armenia” - 2001 (P-CD), Australia *“Ethnophonica” - 2002 (CD), Armenia *“Komitas. Ten revelations” - 2002 (CD), Armenia, USA

As ARTSRUNI band

*“Live Cuts” - 2002 (CD), France *“Cruzaid”- 2002 (CD), France *“That’s all LIVE” - 2002 (CD), Armenia

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Artsruni, Vahan 1965 births Living people Musicians from Yerevan Yerevan State Medical University alumni Armenian rock musicians