Emin Khachaturian

Emin Khachatryan was born in Moscow. He studied at the Piano and Conducting Departments of P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory the class of L. Oborin and A. Gauk. He was the conductor of Moscow Regional Symphony Orchestra from 1957 to 1960, from 1962 to 1966 the conductor of Bolshoi Theatre. From 1959 Khachatryan was the conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography, the artistic director and Chief conductor between 1966 to 1976 and 1986 to 1990. Khachatryan was an author of more than 100 soundtracks. He directed the Symphony Orchestra of Radio from 1990 and from 1991 Yerevan State Chamber Orchestra. From 1990 he taught at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in the Department of opera symphonic conducting (Professor since 1991). He had concerts in CIS cities, had performances in the theatres of Poland and Czechoslovakia. Khachatryan had scientific works published in “Soviet composer” magazine. In 1975 he awarded the title of People’s Artist of Russia. Khachatryan died in Yerevan.