Komitas State String Quartet

It was founded in Moscow in 1924 on the initiative of Armenian students of the local conservatory: Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Levon Ohanjanyan (2nd violin), Mikayel Teryan (viola) and Sergey Aslamazyan (cello) (director: Ye. Guzikov). From 1931 it was named the State Quartet of the Armenian SSR, and a year later it was named the Komitas Quartet. In 1934 the quartet was given the title of Honored Collective of the Armenian SSR. In 1938 the members of the quartet were given the title of Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR, and in 1945 that of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR; in 1946 the quartet was awarded the USSR State Prize. In 1965 it was awarded the State Prize of the Armenian SSR. In 2014, by decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the quartet was granted "national" status. Members of the Komitas String Quartet: 1925-1933 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Levon Ohanjanyan (2nd violin), Mikayel Teryan (viola), Sergey Aslamazyan (cello). 1933-1936 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Grigori Sarabyan (2nd violin), Mikayel Teryan (viola), Sergey Aslamazyan (cello). 1936-1938 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Grigori Sarabyan (2nd violin), Nikita Balabanyan (viola), Sergey Aslamazyan (cello). 1938-1947 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Nikita Balabanyan (2nd violin), Mikayel Teryan (viola), Sergey Aslamazyan (cello). 1947-1968 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Rafayel Davidyan (2nd violin), Henrik Talalyan (viola), Sergey Aslamazyan (cello). 1968-1970 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Rafayel Davidyan (2nd violin), Henrik Talalyan (viola), Armen Georgian (cello). 1970-1972 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Eduard Tadevosyan (2nd violin), Henrik Talalyan (viola), Armen Georgian (cello). 1972-1976 Avet Gabrielyan (1st violin), Eduard Tadevosyan (2nd violin), Grigori Markazyan (viola), Davit Grigoryan (cello). 1976-1984 Eduard Tadevosyan (1st violin), Hakob Mekinyan (2nd violin), Yakov Papyan (viola), Feliks Simonyan (cello). 1984-1990 Eduard Tadevosyan (1st violin), Suren Hakhnazaryan (2nd violin), Yakov Papyan (viola), Feliks Simonyan (cello). 1990-2000 Eduard Tadevosyan (1st violin), Suren Hakhnazaryan (2nd violin), Aleksandr Kosemyan (viola), Feliks Simonyan (cello). 2000-2010 Eduard Tadevosyan (1st violin), Suren Hakhnazaryan (2nd violin), Aleksandr Kosemyan (viola), Aram Talalyan (cello). Since 2010 - Eduard Tadevosyan (1st violin), Syuzi Yeritsyan (2nd violin), Aleksandr Kosemyan (viola), Hasmik Vardanyan (cello).