Ruben Aharonyan

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Ruben Mikael Aharonian or Aharonyan (born 1947, Riga, Latvia) is a Armenian classical violinist. He has won Enescu Competition in Bucharest and Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1974, second prize). He is a Professor of Yerevan State Conservatory and the 1st violinist of Borodin Quartet since 1996.

Aharonyan studied at the Moscow State Conservatory with Professor Yuri Yankelevich, then he was a student of Leonid Kogan. In 1981 Aharonyan became the director of National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. He has toured throughout Europe, North and South America.

Awards

  • People's Artist of Armenia (1980)
  • State Prize of Armenia (1988)
  • State Prize of Russia (2001)

Books

  • (in Russian) И. Л. Золотова. Рубен Агаронян. — Ереван: Советакан грох, 1989. — 148 стр.

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