Faculty of Conductors at The Istanbul Conservatory
1947-1951
The branch of Vienna College, Istanbul
1951-1953
Paris Ecole Normale de Musique, lectured by professor Jean Fournet, the Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera House. Also attended the Institute of Chemistry, got diploma in Chemical Engineering
1958-1961
Postgraduate courses at the Istanbul Conservatory
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Has never been a member of a Political Party at any time
1975-1980
Member of Parliament of Supreme Council of Armenian SSR
1979-1984
Member of Parliament of Supreme Council of the USSR
1980-1990
Member of Parliament of Supreme Council of Armenian SSR
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1944-1951
Conductor of the Duryan Choir, Istanbul
1955-1961
Founder of the Tchekidjian Choir
1958-1961
Musical director of the stage of The Istanbul Opera
1960-1961
Artistic director and Chief Conductor of The State Choir, Istanbul
1961-present
Moved to Armenia and since then has been working with The State Academic Choir of Armenia as the Artistic Director & Chief Conductor. The Choir was awarded the Academic title in 1969 and the Honoured title in 1975. By the special governmental order National Status in 2012
1975-present
Working at Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan. Professorship from High Attestation Commission of USSR since 1982.
1982-1987
General Director of Spendiaryan Academic State Theatre of Opera & Ballet, Yerevan
WORLD TOURS OUT OF THE USSR
1964
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1966
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1967
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1969
Lithuania
1971
Lithuania
1974
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1974
France, Lebanon
1976
Latvia
1979
Czechoslovakia
1980
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1980
Poland
1983
Latvia, Estonia
1986
France, Great Britain, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1987
United States of America, Latvia
1990
Greece
1992
Lebanon, Syria
1994
United States of America
1995
Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzerland
1997
Turkey
1998
Argentina
1999
Switzerland (Prize at the Festival International de Montreux)