Nelly Daniel-Bek

Born in the town of Zolotonosha (Ukraine). Alongside secondary school, Nelly Daniel-Bek also learned to play the piano. In 1934 she moved with her family to Yerevan. Here she continued her musical studies at the Tchaikovsky School in Yerevan (teacher: Olga Babasyan). In 1942 she graduated from the music school and entered the piano class of Robert Andriasyan at the Yerevan State Conservatory. After three years of study, in 1945 she continued her studies at the Moscow Conservatory, after graduating from which (1951) she returned to Yerevan and started working at the Yerevan State Conservatory. From 1967, for about 30 years, Nelly Daniel-Bek also worked as an accompanist at the Armenian Television and Radio Company. Working there, N. Daniel-Bek made more than 250 archive recordings. She took part in numerous competitions and won a number of prizes. She toured with concerts in various countries of the world. In 1967 Nelly Daniel-Bek was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Armenia. She died in Yerevan.