Yerevan State Conservatory

Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory
founding	1921
place	Yerevan
country	Armenia
management	Sona Hovhannisjan
Website	conservatory.am

Conservatory building (2017)

The State Komitas Conservatory of Yerevan ( Armenian Երեւանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա , transcription : Jerewani Komitassi anwan petakan konserwatoria , Russian name: Ереванская государственная консерватория имени Комитаса, transcription : Jerewanskaja Gossudarstwennaja Konserwatorija Imeni Komitasa ) is in the Armenian capital Yerevan located Conservatory and is as the most renowned musical training facility in Armenia . The conservatory is opposite the Armenian State Opera in Yerevan.

history

Statue of Komitas Vardapet in front of the Conservatory (2010)

The institution was founded in 1921 by Romanos Melikjan , an Armenian pianist, composer and conductor who trained at the Moscow Conservatory , as the first Armenian Conservatory. It was named Komitas Vardapet after the founder of classical music in Armenia .

The folk artist Aram Chatschaturjan held a position here as a lecturer for music theory and harmony until about 1972 .

The current rector has been the conductor and professor Sona Howhannisjan since 2018.

Graduates

Almost the entire elite of Armenian music, with the exception of those who studied in St. Petersburg and Moscow, received training at the Conservatory. Musicians / composers who have attended the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory include: a .: