Artistic Directors
- LORIS TJEKNAVORIAN (born in 1937)
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. As composer and conductor, he studied in Austria at the Vienna Academy of Music, at Salzburg Mozarteum with Carl Orff and
- MIKAEL AVETISYAN (born in 1966)
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. Upon graduating he continued his musical education at the Yerevan Komitas Stat
- VAHAGN PAPYAN (born in 1956)
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. M.Voskresensky). In 1980 he received his PhD at Moscow C
- MARTIN NERSISYAN (born in 1926)
Conductor/violinist/ pedagogue/ Merited Artist of the Russian Federation. Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and General Conductor in 1986-1987. M. Nersisyan studied Orchestral Conducting and Violin at Yerevan Conservatory (1951-1954). Upon graduation he worked as
- RAFAEL MANGASARYAN (1927-1997)
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. Rafael Mangasaryan graduated from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in 1951, department of string instrume
- VALERY GERGIEV (born in 1953)
Conductor Worked with Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor in 1981-1985. Was born in Moscow to Ossetian parents. He spent his youth in the Caucasus. At the Leningrad conservatory he studied conducting with Ilya Musin. Still a student, he won the All-Union
- DAVID KHANJIAN (1940-1981)
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. David Khanjian studied music at Yerevan Conservatoire, classes of Professor Robert Andreasyan (piano)
- ARAM KATANYAN (1926-1998)
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. He has been the conductor of the Radio Symph
- RUBEN VARTANYAN (1936-2008)
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). Ruben Vardanyan's father, musicologist and clarinetist Zaven Vartanyan, played a great role in his son's self-
- OHAN DURIAN (1922-2011)
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. Ohan Durian was born and raised in Jerusalem. From 1939 to 1945 he studied composition, conducting and organ at the local conservat
- MIKAEL TERYAN (1905-1987)
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 Teryan was born in Moscow. He graduated from Moscow Conservatory as a violinist (pr
- MIKAEL MALUNTSYAN (1903-1973)
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), but later
- CONSTANTINE SARADJIAN (1877-1954)
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. Constantine Saradjian was born in Derbend (North Caucasus). In 1898 he graduated from the Moscow C
- GEVORK BUDAGHYAN (1899-1978)
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. Gevorg Budaghyan was born in Baku, and was grown up in Moscow. In 1929, he graduated from the Moscow Conser
- SOUREN CHAREKYAN (1901-1979)
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. He continued his music educatio
- ALEXANDER SPENDIARYAN (1871-1928)
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, Ukra
- ARSHAK ADAMYAN (1884-1956)
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. Arshak Adamyan studied piano and composition at Schtern Conservatory in Berlin (1904-1906). In 1910 he graduated from La
