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Renowned conductor Aram Gharabekian passed away aged 58
23:17 11.01.2014
Renowned conductor Aram Gharabekian passed away in the US today at the
age of 58, the Armenian Ministry of Culture informs.
Aram Gharabekian was born in 1955 in Boston. He graduated from the New
England Conservatory with a Master's degree in Composition, and
continued his postgraduate studies in Musical Phenomenology at Mainz
University in Germany. He studied conducting with Franco Ferrara in
Italy, and was one of a few pupils of the legendary conductor Sergiu
Celibidache. He was also granted a fellowship to study composition
and conducting under Jacob Druckman and Leonard Bernstein at
Tanglewood Music Center.
>From 1997 until 2010 Mr. Gharabekian served as Music Director of the
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, leading this acclaimed ensemble
on tours to Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Switzerland,
England, Russia, Lebanon, Georgia, Germany, France, Canada and the U.S
Mr. Gharabekian was formerly the Principal Guest Conductor of the
Ukrainian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra in Kiev. Following a
critically acclaimed guest appearance with the Ukrainian National
Symphony Orchestra in 1991, Mr. Gharabekian was invited by the
Ukrainian Minister of Culture to assume the position of Artistic
Advisor and Conductor.
During his tenure with that orchestra he conducted performances in
Kiev and on tour throughout Ukraine, and successfully regenerated its
artistic and organizational capacity. During his eight years as Music
Director of Boston's SinfoNova Orchestra, Mr. Gharabekian won national
recognition for his innovative and enterprising programming, as well
as his critically acclaimed performances in major American venues,
including Carnegie Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Boston's
Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall.
As a guest conductor, Mr. Gharabekian has been the Principal Guest
Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic, and appeared with the
Sinfonietta München in Germany and Italy. He has also led the
Ukrainian National Symphony, the Ukrainian State Opera and Ballet of
Kiev, the West Ukrainian Philharmonic in Lvov, the Armenian
Philharmonic, and returned to America to conduct the Shreveport
Symphony and the Fresno Philharmonic.
Mr. Gharabekian's concert recordings have been broadcast on National
Public Radio, and he has made numerous recordings for Ukrainian,
Croatian and Armenian Radio and Television, Boston's WBZ-Television,
WBUR, WGBH and WCRB FM radio stations in Boston, WNYC FM in New York,
the Voice of America in Washington, and Bayerischer Rundfunk in
Munich. The recipient of the 1989 Lucien Wulsin Performance Award for
the best concert performance aired on America's National Public Radio,
Mr. Gharabekian was also awarded the 1988 American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Award for Adventuresome
Programming. He was twice honored by the Harvard Musical
Association's `Best Performance Award' and his performances have been
singled out as `Best of 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1991³ by the Boston
Globe. He is the recipient of the Presidential Medal for his
contributions to the arts in Armenia.
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23:17 11.01.2014
Renowned conductor Aram Gharabekian passed away in the US today at the
age of 58, the Armenian Ministry of Culture informs.
Aram Gharabekian was born in 1955 in Boston. He graduated from the New
England Conservatory with a Master's degree in Composition, and
continued his postgraduate studies in Musical Phenomenology at Mainz
University in Germany. He studied conducting with Franco Ferrara in
Italy, and was one of a few pupils of the legendary conductor Sergiu
Celibidache. He was also granted a fellowship to study composition
and conducting under Jacob Druckman and Leonard Bernstein at
Tanglewood Music Center.
>From 1997 until 2010 Mr. Gharabekian served as Music Director of the
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, leading this acclaimed ensemble
on tours to Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Switzerland,
England, Russia, Lebanon, Georgia, Germany, France, Canada and the U.S
Mr. Gharabekian was formerly the Principal Guest Conductor of the
Ukrainian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra in Kiev. Following a
critically acclaimed guest appearance with the Ukrainian National
Symphony Orchestra in 1991, Mr. Gharabekian was invited by the
Ukrainian Minister of Culture to assume the position of Artistic
Advisor and Conductor.
During his tenure with that orchestra he conducted performances in
Kiev and on tour throughout Ukraine, and successfully regenerated its
artistic and organizational capacity. During his eight years as Music
Director of Boston's SinfoNova Orchestra, Mr. Gharabekian won national
recognition for his innovative and enterprising programming, as well
as his critically acclaimed performances in major American venues,
including Carnegie Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Boston's
Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall.
As a guest conductor, Mr. Gharabekian has been the Principal Guest
Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic, and appeared with the
Sinfonietta München in Germany and Italy. He has also led the
Ukrainian National Symphony, the Ukrainian State Opera and Ballet of
Kiev, the West Ukrainian Philharmonic in Lvov, the Armenian
Philharmonic, and returned to America to conduct the Shreveport
Symphony and the Fresno Philharmonic.
Mr. Gharabekian's concert recordings have been broadcast on National
Public Radio, and he has made numerous recordings for Ukrainian,
Croatian and Armenian Radio and Television, Boston's WBZ-Television,
WBUR, WGBH and WCRB FM radio stations in Boston, WNYC FM in New York,
the Voice of America in Washington, and Bayerischer Rundfunk in
Munich. The recipient of the 1989 Lucien Wulsin Performance Award for
the best concert performance aired on America's National Public Radio,
Mr. Gharabekian was also awarded the 1988 American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Award for Adventuresome
Programming. He was twice honored by the Harvard Musical
Association's `Best Performance Award' and his performances have been
singled out as `Best of 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1991³ by the Boston
Globe. He is the recipient of the Presidential Medal for his
contributions to the arts in Armenia.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/01/11/renowned-conductor-aram-gharabekian-passed-away-aged-58/