He was born in Baku. In 1943 he graduated from the string department of the Tbilisi Conservatory, and in 1952 from the composition department of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (classes of Kristapor Kushnaryan and Edvard Mirzoyan). In 1952–53 he pursued advanced training at the House of Armenian Culture in Moscow, and then led the composition class at the Yerevan ten-year music school. In 1956–62 he was music director of the Folk Instruments Ensemble of Armenian Radio, from 1962 its chief conductor, and in 1961–71 its artistic director. In 1963–70 he taught at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. In 1963 he was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Armenia. He died in Yerevan.
