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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David Khanjian studied music at Yerevan Conservatoire, classes of Professor Robert Andreasyan (piano) and Professor Mikael Maluntsyan (conducting). In 1972 \u2013 1973 David Khanjian refined his conducting skills at Vienna Academy of Music coached by H.Svarovsky and G.Cherkh. Later he taught at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khanjian\u2019s era is marked by extending the repertoire when compositions like Richard Strauss\u2019 Poems (\u201cDon Quixote\u201d, \u201cDeath and Transfiguration\u201d, \u201cAlso Sprach Zarathustra\u201d), Mahler\u2019s Symphonies No.1 and No.5, Ballet Suites (\u201cFirebird\u201d, \u201cPetrushka\u201d, \u201cThe Rite of Spring\u201d) and the Violin Concerto by Stravinsky, \u201cEnchanted Tangerine\u201d and Piano Concerto No.2 by Bartok, \u201cThe Sea\u201d by Debussy were presented. Works by Armenian composers were highly essential in the repertoire (He was especially dedicated to performing the works of Avet Terteryan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his tenure the orchestra expanded its touring activities, performing in the concert halls of Moscow, Baltic republics, Transcaucasia, Leningrad, Kiev to delight of grateful audiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":59812,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"give_campaign_id":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"class_list":["post-59811","art-director","type-art-director","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n