Karen Surenovich Khachaturian
Karen Surenowitsch Chatschaturjan ( Russian Карен Суренович Хачатурян ; Armenian Կարեն Սուրենի Խաչատրյանը ; born September 19, 1920 in Moscow ; † July 19, 2011 ibid) was a Russian composer of Armenian descent.
Life
Karen Surenowitsch Chatschaturjan, son of the actor Suren Chatschaturow and nephew Aram Chatschaturjans , initially studied composition with Heinrich Litinski and was a student of Vissarion Schebalin , Dmitri Shostakovich and Nikolai Mjaskowski at the Moscow Conservatory from 1945 to 1949 . From 1951 to 1959 and from 1968 he taught composition at the Conservatory.
He created five symphonies , a sinfonietta , an oratorio , stage and film music, chamber music works and an operetta . Khachaturyan also wrote music for cartoons by the Soviet film studio Soyuzmultfilm .
Works (selection)
- String trio
- Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 1 ( dedicated to Leonid Kogan ) (1947)
- Cello Sonata (dedicated to Rostropovich)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Умер композитор Карен Хачатурян ; Report on BBC Russian - Лента новостей
Web links
- Karen Khachaturyan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Karen S. Chacaturjan in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Chatschaturjan, Karen Surenowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Katschaturjan, Karen; Хачатурян, Карен Суренович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 2011 |
| Place of death | Moscow |