Aram Khachaturian

Արամ Խաչատրյան (Known as "Khachaturian")

Composer, Conductor, Creator of Sabre Dance, Spartacus, and Gayane Ballets

Born 1903-06-06

Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia

Passed Away 1978-05-01 Moscow, Russia

Lifespan 74 years old

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"Music must have rhythm, fire, and the authentic scent of the soil from which it is born."

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Titan of 20th-century classical music whose fiery, rhythmically dazzling compositions, including the 'Sabre Dance' and the ballets 'Gayane' and 'Spartacus', achieved worldwide renown.

Biographical Record

Aram Khachaturian was born on June 6, 1903, in Tiflis to an Armenian bookbinder family. Moving to Moscow in 1921, he entered the Gnessin State Musical College and Moscow Conservatory, studying under Nikolai Myaskovsky. Khachaturian fused Eastern melodic idioms, Caucasian folk instrumentation, and lush orchestral polyphony.

His 1942 ballet Gayane, featuring the electrifying Sabre Dance, and his 1954 heroic ballet Spartacus became world classics. Alongside Prokofiev and Shostakovich, he formed the triumvirate of Soviet classical masters, serving as professor at Moscow Conservatory and conducting his works worldwide.

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Komitas Pantheon
Yerevan, Armenia

                         GPS: 40.1560, 44.5025                    

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