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David Khanjyan (Khanjian) (July 30, 1940 - February 1981) was a Soviet Armenian conductor and pianist.
Khanjian was born in the family of Hakob Khanjian and Tatevik Sazandaryan. He finished the piano department of Yerevan State Conservatory, then entered to conduction department of the same conservatory. Then he studied Hans Swarowsky in the Vienna Music Academy. From 1974 to 1981 he was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Atom Egoyan is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a film set primarily in and around the fictional Exotica strip club. Egoyan's most critically acclaimed film is the drama The Sweet Hereafter (1997), for which he received two Academy Award nominations, and his biggest commercial success is the erotic thriller Chloe (2009). He is considered by local film critic Geoff Pevere to be one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation.
Ararat is a 2002 historical-drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, David Alpay, Arsinée Khanjian, Eric Bogosian, Bruce Greenwood and Elias Koteas. It is about a family and film crew in Toronto working on a film based loosely on the 1915 defense of Van during the Armenian genocide. In addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event, Ararat examines the nature of truth and its representation through art. The genocide is disputed by the Government of Turkey, an issue that partially inspired and is explored in the film.
Kim Kashkashian is an American violist. She is recognized as one of the world's top violists. She has spent her career in the US and Europe and collaborated with many major contemporary composers. In 2013 she won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.
Khachatur Avetisyan was an influential Armenian composer, conductor and kanun player.
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (ANPO) is the national orchestra of Armenia. It was founded in 1925 as a symphony orchestra of the Yerevan State Conservatory. Now it performs in Khachaturian Hall, Yerevan.
Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college of music located in Yerevan, Armenia. The institute was founded in 1921 as a music studio. In 1923, it was turned into a higher musical education institution. It is named after Komitas, the founder of the Armenian national school of music.
Gevorg Sargsyan is an Armenian conductor.
Aghasi Ghevondi Khanjian was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from May 1930 to July 1936.
Anahit Nersesyan, a famous Armenian pianist was born in 1954 in Yerevan. She studied at the Tchaikovsky Music School, Yerevan from 1961-72 with Professor E. Voskanyan. Continued education at the Moscow State Conservatory, the class of Professor V. Merzhanov, from 1972 - 77. Got post-graduate education in piano. Since 1977 has been teaching at the piano department of the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory. Participated in the international competitions and festivals: VI International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, J.S. Bach 300th Anniversary Festival. Had master classes at Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław, Tokyo College of Music. Was the member of international juries: J.S. Bach International Competition in Saarbrücken, Rachmaninov International Competition. Had numerous recitals in Germany, France, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Japan, Baltic countries, USA and Poland. Performed with conductors Khanjian, Tjeknavorian, Manino (Italy), van Tristen (Netherlands), Koch, Emin Khachaturian. She many times appeared with the Komitas Quartet.
Eduard Topchjan is an Armenian conductor, the principal conductor and artistic director of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Armen Bagrati Smbatyan is an Armenian diplomat and is a former Ambassador of Armenia to Russia.
Khanjian or Khanjyan is an Armenian surname and place name. It may refer to:
Khanjyan is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town founded as a sovkhoz in 1957 and named in honor of Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia.
Konstantin Sarajev (1877–1954) was a Soviet Armenian conductor and violinist.
Aram Gharabekian was an Iranian-born Armenian conductor, former Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. In 1983 he founded and until 1996 directed and conducted the Boston SinfoNova Orchestra.
Tatul Tigrani Altunyan was an Armenian conductor, the founder of Armenian State Song-Dance Ensemble, People's Artist of USSR (1965), recipient of the State Prize of the USSR (1950) and university professor.
Arshak Adamian (1884–1956) was an Armenian conductor, composer, art critic, pedagogue. Merited Artist of the RA. He was the founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924–1926.
Ohannes Tchekidjian is an Armenian composer and conductor and a recipient of both USSR State Prize and People's Artist of USSR.
Jean Ter-Merguerian was a French-Armenian virtuoso violinist and violin pedagogue.
