Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.
Nadezhda Andreevna Udaltsova was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter and teacher.
Armen Borisi Dzhigarkhanyan was a Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor.
André Sergeyi Hovnanyan, better known by the mononym André, is an Armenian singer. He was one of the most popular pop stars of Armenia during the mid-2000s, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at various Armenia Music Awards in 2004–2018.
Aleksandr Shamilyevich Melik-Pashayev was a Soviet Armenian conductor, composer, pianist and pedagogue. He made numerous highly regarded recordings with Melodiya from the 1940s to the 1960s, including memorable versions of Boris Godunov, War and Peace and The Queen of Spades.
Zara Aleksandrovna Dolukhanova was a Soviet Armenian mezzo-soprano who achieved fame performing on many lauded radio broadcasts of operas and works from the concert repertoire during the 1940s through the 1960s. Although considered one of Soviet-era Russia's most accomplished opera singers, Dolukhanova made only a relatively small number of appearances on the actual opera stage and her fame rests primarily in her extensive work for radio and performances on the concert stage.
Ruben Nikolayevich Simonov (Russian: Рубен Николаевич Симонов was a Russian actor, theater director and pedagogue, as well as a People's Artist of the USSR.
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.
Paraguay–Russia relations are foreign relations between Paraguay and Russia. Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 14, 1992. Paraguay has an embassy in Moscow, which is concurrently accredited to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Russia has an embassy in Asunción.
Inga and Anush Ashoti Arshakyan or the Arshakyan Sisters are an Armenian folk singing duo. The sisters represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, eventually finishing in 10th place in the final.
Luara Gurgenovna Hayrapetyan is an Armenian-Russian singer. She represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kyiv, Ukraine with her self-composed pop song "Barcelona", finishing in joint second place.
Anna Alexandrovna Kostrova was a Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator, who lived and worked in Leningrad. She was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting.
Ruben Mikaeli Aharonyan is an Armenian classical violinist. Born in Riga, Latvia, He has won second prize at the Enescu Competition in Bucharest and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He is a professor at Yerevan State Conservatory and the first violinist of the Borodin Quartet since 1996.
Mariam Hakobyan is an Armenian sculptor based in Armenia.
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan was a Soviet-Armenian painter who was a full member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and a People's Artist of the Armenian SSR.
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Nelly Gevorg Danielyan is an Armenian painter, as well as a member of the Artists’ Union of Armenia, Artists’ Union of the Russian Federation, and the International Federation of Painters of UNESCO. She is also co-president of International Creative Association of Phytocollagists in Moscow.
Charles Aznavour Square is a small square in the Kentron District of the Armenian capital Yerevan. The square is named in honour of the French Armenian singer Charles Aznavour as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Armenian independence in 2001. The square adjacent to Abovyan Street includes a number of important venues including Stanislavski Russian Theatre of Yerevan, the Moscow Cinema, the Artists' Union of Armenia offices. Grand Hotel Yerevan on Abovyan Street also overlooks the square. The square also hosted the Yerevan Vernissage before the latter moved to its present location.
Yeranuhi (Yeran) Arshaki Aslamazyan was an Armenian and Soviet artist and graphic artist. She was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR and an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR.
