June 6 is the birth anniversary of famous Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
He was born in Tiflis (Tbilisi), capital of Georgia, on June 6, 1903 into the Armenian family of Kumash and Yeghia (Ilya) Khachaturian, who came of peasant families from Aza, an Armenian village in Nakhichevan.
Khachaturian left a comprehensive musical legacy embracing almost all genres and forms.
His 3 symphonies, 3 concertos, 3 concerto-rhapsodies, ballets, a number of other orchestral works, works for soloists, chorus and symphony orchestra, piano and violin pieces, songs incidental music to plays and 17 films are loved by the broadest audience on all the continents.
As a composer and conductor he visited more than 50 countries.
He was an honored professor of Santa Cecilia Academy of music in Rome, of German and Greece art academies. He was awarded orders and diplomas in France, Egypt, Romania, Bulgaria, Iran, etc.
Source: Aram Khachaturian House-Museum website
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