Hrachya Bogdanyan

Born in Rostov-on-Don. He graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory in 1931 and from the Moscow State Conservatory in 1936, and completed postgraduate studies in 1938 (supervisor M. Polyakin). In 1932-56 he performed as first violin of the A. Spendiaryan State Quartet. From 1940 he taught at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (professor from 1957). In 1964-78 he was head of the conservatory's department of string instruments. In 1964 he was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR. He died in Yerevan.