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Aram Ilich Khachaturian
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Aram Ilich Khachaturian (1903-1978) was born to a poor Armenian familiy in Imperial Russia. He had next to no musical education, but such great talent that he was discovered and trained by Mikhail Gnessin at the Gnessin Institute. In 1929 he was accepted into the Moscow Conservatory where he met his future wife, Nina Makarova. As a young child Khachaturian was fasinated by traditional Armenian tunes and much of his music is inspired by such. His works include concertos for violin, cello, flute and piano, concerto-rhapsodies for the same instruments, three symphonies, and the ballet… read more
Aram Ilich Khachaturian (1903-1978) was born to a poor Armenian familiy in Imperial Russia. He had next to no musical education, but such great talent that he was discovered and trained by … read more
Aram Ilich Khachaturian (1903-1978) was born to a poor Armenian familiy in Imperial Russia. He had next to no musical education, but such great talent that he was discovered and trained by Mikhail Gnessin at the Gnessin Institute. In 1… read more