Anahit Zizikjan
Anahit Zizikjan ( Armenian : Անահիտ Ցիցիկյան ; born August 26, 1926 in Leningrad ; † May 2, 1999 in Yerevan ) was an Armenian violist . During the Soviet period she toured more than one hundred cities around the world and taught at the Yerevan State Conservatory for almost 40 years , and she also wrote over 300 articles and scripts for television and radio.
With the history of the performing arts, Zizikjan established a new branch of Armenian musicology and spent the last twenty years of her life researching historical musicology . She was a co-founder of Armenian musical archeology .
She was a People's Artist of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1967), a Doctor of Musicology (1970) and Professor of Music (1982).
Life
Anahit Zizikjan was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg ) in Russia in 1926. She started playing the violin at the age of six; her teachers included the musician Grigori Ginsburg and the professor Lew Zeitlin . After the beginning of the Second World War , at the age of 15, she left Leningrad for Armenia. There she studied from 1946 to 1950 at the Yerevan State Conservatory , among others with Karp Dombayev . Then she attended the Moscow Conservatory with Konstantin Mostras, among others, on a Stalin scholarship .
Zizikjan began playing professionally at elementary school age. She played alone and with symphony orchestras . From 1961 she was a soloist with the Armenian Philharmonic and played in the republics of the Soviet Union and in 27 countries around the world. Zizikjan produced four records under the Melodija label during her career and was a fan of modern Armenian composers, whose pieces she often co-wrote, edited or played for the first time.
From 1950 she taught at the Yerevan State Conservatory and introduced three new courses: History and Theory of String Instruments, History of Armenian Performing Arts, and Practical Music Lessons.
Anahit Zizikjan died on May 2, 1999. The Anahit Cultural Foundation was established in the same year to continue its work. The aim of the foundation is to promote Armenian music by supporting Armenian musicians, initiating cultural programs and events, and integrating Armenian music into international structures.
Research and work
Zizikjan began her research while studying at the Conservatory. Her studies focused on musical instrumentation and musical archeology. She spoke five languages and taught in English, French and German. Furthermore, she participated in numerous international scientific conferences and published articles in Armenia and abroad.
During her musical career, Zizikjan gave more than a thousand readings, recorded 60 pieces of music, and wrote more than 300 articles and scripts for radio and television programs. She was a member of several local and international organizations such as the Association of Armenian Composers, the Association of Soviet Composers, the Armenian Theater Association, the Association of Armenian Journalists and the Women Committee of the USSR.
Web links
- Biography of Anahit Zizikjan on musicofarmenia.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1990-1999. National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) ( Memento February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ User AnahitFoundation on YouTube . Retrieved October 7, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zizikjan, Anahit |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Անահիտ Ցիցիկյան (Armenian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1999 |
| Place of death | Yerevan |