Ara Gevorgyan
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) is an Armenia
n musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded by the Honorary Artist of the Republic of Armenia title by the President
Robert Kocharyan.
In 1983 he founded the "Rally" Armenian pop-rock band, the participant of "Song-85" festival.
He participated in the Opening Ceremony of the Cultural Year of Armenia in Russia hosted at the Moscow Kremlin Music Hall and honored by the presence of the presidents of Armenia and Russia Robert Kocharyan and Vladimir Putin respectively and the famous singer Charles Aznavour.
Ara Gevorgian co-operates with Jivan Gasparyan, Ian Gillan, Demis Roussos, Pedro Eustache, Daniel Decker and others. Among his most popular songs are "Adana", "Artsakh", "Ov Hayots Ashkharh" and "Ovkyanosits ayn koghm". Gevorgyan also composed the music for Russian prima ballerina Anastasia Volochkova's "Golden cage" ballet dedicated to the Bolshoi Theater[2][3].
He is married, has a daughter and a son.
He has been awarded by the "Mikhail Lomonosov" Russian medal and the gold medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia.
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
) is an Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded by the Honorary Artist of the Republic of Armenia title by the President
President of Armenia
President of Armenia is the title of the head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.-Democratic Republic of Armenia :*Avetis Aharonyan *Avetik Sahakyan *Avetis Aharonyan -Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and Armenian...
Robert Kocharyan.
Biography
Gevorgian is the son of well-known Armenian folk-singer Valya Samvelyan. He studied at #31 school of Yerevan and at the A. Tigranyan musical school at the same time. During the two years he studied at Yerevan #8 college of Fine Arts. From 1983 to 1987 he studied at Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan at the faculty of woodwind instruments and pop music department. In 1987-1989 Gevorgian taught conducting at the same Institute, then he worked at Armenian Television ("3 Alik" TV program).In 1983 he founded the "Rally" Armenian pop-rock band, the participant of "Song-85" festival.
He participated in the Opening Ceremony of the Cultural Year of Armenia in Russia hosted at the Moscow Kremlin Music Hall and honored by the presence of the presidents of Armenia and Russia Robert Kocharyan and Vladimir Putin respectively and the famous singer Charles Aznavour.
Ara Gevorgian co-operates with Jivan Gasparyan, Ian Gillan, Demis Roussos, Pedro Eustache, Daniel Decker and others. Among his most popular songs are "Adana", "Artsakh", "Ov Hayots Ashkharh" and "Ovkyanosits ayn koghm". Gevorgyan also composed the music for Russian prima ballerina Anastasia Volochkova's "Golden cage" ballet dedicated to the Bolshoi Theater[2][3].
He is married, has a daughter and a son.
He has been awarded by the "Mikhail Lomonosov" Russian medal and the gold medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia.
CDs
- 1995 "Ovkianosits Ayn Koghm" (Over the ocean)
- 1997 "Nostalgie"
- 1999 "Ani" (a prize winner of Armenian Music AwardsArmenian Music AwardsArmenian Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony first held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California on October 7, 1998. It was created and produced for the first eight years by Peter Bahlawanian who wanted to support Armenian artists and make Armenian culture more mainstream.Pipeline...
in the USA) - 2001 "Khor Virab" (a prize winner of Armenian Music AwardsArmenian Music AwardsArmenian Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony first held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California on October 7, 1998. It was created and produced for the first eight years by Peter Bahlawanian who wanted to support Armenian artists and make Armenian culture more mainstream.Pipeline...
in the USA). - 2005 "Adana"
- 2009 "Vagharshapat" (a prize winner of Armenian Music AwardsArmenian Music AwardsArmenian Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony first held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California on October 7, 1998. It was created and produced for the first eight years by Peter Bahlawanian who wanted to support Armenian artists and make Armenian culture more mainstream.Pipeline...
in the USA). - 2010 "The Best of"
DVDs
- 1999 "Live in Alex Theater", Los Angeles EYE Records
- 2002 "My Sardarapat", live in Armenia
- 2003 "Ov Hayots Ashkhar
- 2007 "Live in Kremlin", Moscow, Russia
- 2009 "Live in Citadel", Aleppo, Syria
- 2009 "The Best of Ara Gevorgyan