Tsolak Bekaryan

Tsolak Bekaryan was born in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).In 1926 returned to Armenia. From 1940 to 1942 studied at R. Melikian Music School (violin class). In 1948 he finished Yerevan State Conservatory Violin Department, in 1960 Department of Composition (Edvard Mirzoyan’s class). Between 1945 to 1965 Tsolak Bekaryan played in Yerevan Symphony Orchestra, from 1965 to 1980 was a lecturer at Yerevan Kh. Abovyan University, also taught at Sayat Nova Music School. Tsolak Bekaryan wrote orchestral, instrumental and vocal pieces. He was the co-author of “Solfeggio” textbook. He died in Sortavala city (Russia), is buried in Yerevan.