Edward Mirzoyan(1921-2012)
- Composer
- Music Department
Edward M. Mirzoyan was born in May 1921 in Georgia. In 1936 he became a
student of Yerevan State Conservatory, where he graduated in five
years. In 1942, he served in the Soviet Army. During the Second World
War, wrote many songs with a patriotic military sense. In 1946 he
started working in the Russian capital in the music studio at the House
of Culture. Created a lot of music, including the famous "Quartet." In
1948 he arrived in Yerevan. This period is known as the most productive
and creative in the composer's life. During this time he wrote a
symphony for strings and a sonata for piano and cello. Yerevan Mirzoyan
taught composition class at a local conservatory. The graduates of his
class - known musical figures of the like: Avet Terterian, Constantine
Orbelian, Robert Amirkhanian. In Evarda Mirzoyan many titles and
regalia. He honored the Armenian SSR, People's Artist of the USSR and
Armenian SSR. Composer was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Emblem of
Honor. Declared the winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. He
also as the father of Armenian classical music. He made an enormous
contribution to the art of his country and the world.
student of Yerevan State Conservatory, where he graduated in five
years. In 1942, he served in the Soviet Army. During the Second World
War, wrote many songs with a patriotic military sense. In 1946 he
started working in the Russian capital in the music studio at the House
of Culture. Created a lot of music, including the famous "Quartet." In
1948 he arrived in Yerevan. This period is known as the most productive
and creative in the composer's life. During this time he wrote a
symphony for strings and a sonata for piano and cello. Yerevan Mirzoyan
taught composition class at a local conservatory. The graduates of his
class - known musical figures of the like: Avet Terterian, Constantine
Orbelian, Robert Amirkhanian. In Evarda Mirzoyan many titles and
regalia. He honored the Armenian SSR, People's Artist of the USSR and
Armenian SSR. Composer was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Emblem of
Honor. Declared the winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. He
also as the father of Armenian classical music. He made an enormous
contribution to the art of his country and the world.