Viravoranqi Or (Insult Day)

Artur Aydinyan was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Aydinyan fought in World War II, where he lost his eyesight. In 1947 he moved to Yerevan. Between 1947 and 1954 and from 1965, he was a soloist for the Armenian Philharmonic. In 1950 he graduated from the Choral Department of Yerevan Music College and in 1978 he graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory (named after Komitas). In 1957, Aydinyan became a laureate of the Moscow All-Union Contest and International Festival. In 1960 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Armenia. Aydinyan died in his home in Odessa, Ukraine.