Armenia

Ruben Matevosyan was born in Spitak. He studied at Sayat-Nova Music School, Yerevan State University the department of Philology, simultaneously at Yerevan State Conservatory which finished in 1967. Since 1968 Ruben Matevosyan has been teaching at Yerevan State College of Variety and Jazz Art after A. Babajanian and at Yerevan State Conservatory from 1990 (Professor since 1996). Between 1961 to 1992 Matevosyan was a soloist at Folk Instruments Ensemble at State Committee of Radio and TV of Armenia, from 1996 artistic director, since 1992 soloist and artistic director of “Astgher” Ensemble. Ruben Matevosyan was awarded with a number of awards. He is the Head of Union of Armenian Song Art since 1999. He received award People’s Artist of Armenia in 1978, Honorary Citizen of Yerevan in 2015, in 2011 Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots and Badge of Honor in 2016.