Masks (from "Romeo And Juliet" Ballet)

Jean Ter-Merguerian was born in Marseille. He started playing the violin at the age of 7. In 1948 he returned to Armenia and between1954 to 1958 studied at Komitas State Conservatory the class of Karp Dombaev, then at Moscow P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, in 1960 studied at postgraduate studies in Moscow Conservatory directed by David Oistrakh. Jean Ter-Merguerian received a number of awards. Between 1965 to 1979 he taught at Komitas State Conservatory and had concerts in different regions of Armenia as well as in USSR. In 1981 he returned to Marseille and started teaching at the Conservatory from 1982 (Professor since 1984). After the Gyumri earthquake in 1988 he had concerts in his homeland. Merguerian awarded the title of People’s Artist of Armenia in 1971, State Prize of Republic of Armenia in 1977. He received the Order of Honor of Republic of Armenia in 2015. Merguerian died in Marseille and is buried in Yerevan.