LORIS TJEKNAVORIAN

Conductor, Composer
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1989-1998 and 1999-2000.

Loris Tjeknavorian was born in Iran.

MIKAEL AVETISYAN

Conductor, Professor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1998-1999.

He graduated from the Composition Department of Yerevan Tchaikovsky School of Music in 1984.

VAHAGN PAPYAN

Conductor/pianist
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1987-1989.

Vahagn Papyan was born in Yerevan. Studied piano at Yerevan and Moscow Conservatories (with Prof.V.Sargsyan and Prof.

MARTIN NERSISYAN

Conductor/violinist/ pedagogue/ Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and General Conductor in 1986-1987.

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RAFAEL MANGASARYAN

Conductor, pedagogue, People’s Artist of RA, Laureate of State Prize, professor.
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1985-1986.

VALERY GERGIEV

Conductor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1981-1985.

Was born in Moscow to Ossetian parents.

DAVID KHANJIAN

Conductor/pianist/Distinguished Artist of the Republic of Armenia/Laureate of State Prize
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1974-1981.

ARAM KATANYAN

Conductor, pedagogue, People’s Artist of RA
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1970-1973.

Aram Katanyan graduated from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory class of Constantine Saradjian in 1950.

RUBEN VARTANYAN

Conductor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1967-1970.

R. Vartanyan studied at Moscow Conservatory (department of conducting).

OHAN DURIAN

Conductor, composer, People’s Artist of the RA
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1960-1965 and in 1973.

MIKAYEL TERIAN

Conductor, violist, pedagogue
People’s Artist of the RA, Laureate of State Prize of USSR, Professor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1965-1966.

MIKAEL MALUNTSYAN

Conductor/Cellist/Pedagogue/People’s Artist of the RA. Professor.
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1945-1960 and in 1966-1967.

Maestro Maluntsyan was trained as cellist at Tbilisi Conservatory (class of Professor K.Mignar),

CONSTANTINE SARADJIAN

Conductor/Pedagogue/music public figure/Hero of Labor of USSR/People’s Artist of RA/Professor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1941-1945.

GEVORK BUDAGHYAN

Conductor, Professor of music, public figure, People’s Artist of the RA, Professor
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1929-1932.

SOUREN CHAREKYAN

Conductor/Professor/ People’s Artist of RA, Merited Artist of Uzbekistan
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1927-1929.

Souren Charekyan was born in Tbilisi and graduated from the Tbilisi State Conservatory.

ALEXANDER SPENDIARYAN

Conductor/Composer/music and public figure, People’s Artist of the RA.
Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1926-1927.

The founder of symphony music in Armenia- Alexander Spendiaryan was born in the village of Kakhovka (Kherson region,

ARSHAK ADAMYAN

Conductor, Composer, Art Critic, Pedagogue, Merited Artist of the RA.

Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1924-1926.