Khachatur Nersisyan

He was born in the city of Armavir in Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation. In 1930 he moved to the village of Martiros in the Yeghegnadzor district, RA, and in 1933 to Yerevan. In 1937–41 he studied at the R. Melikyan Music College in Yerevan as a pupil of Levon Karakhan, and at the same time studied at the Eastern Studio attached to the conservatory, in the class of Gurgen Mirzoyan. In 1939, at the invitation of Aram Merangulyan, he joined the Folk Instruments Ensemble of Armenian Radio, and from 1945 he was a soloist of the ensemble. In 1941–45 he took part in the Second World War, leading his regiment's folk instruments ensemble. He was awarded medals and orders. In 1945–52 he was a soloist of the Folk Instruments Ensemble of the Armenian Philharmonic led by Gurgen Mirzoyan. He wrote more than 200 songs and dance melodies. As a kamancha player Kh. Nersisyan represented Armenian musical art in various cities of the USSR and in Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, the USA and Iran; he created and led folk instruments ensembles. In 1977 Khachatur Nersisyan was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Armenia. He died in Yerevan.