Arutyunyan, Aleksandr Grigor'yevich
(*1920)
Arutyunyan [Arutyunyán] (Arutunian, Harutun'yan), Aleksandr Grigor'yevich (9–23–1920, Yerevan). Grad. 1941 from the Yerevan Cons., where he was a pupil of Barkhudaryan and Tal'yan. Later studied in M. with Litinsky (1946–48) and Peiko. In 1954 became music director of the Armenian Philh.; also has taught at the Yerevan Cons. Is the recipient of numerous awards, such as State Prizes of the USSR (1949) and ASSR (1971). His comp. are written in a simple and attractive musical language that…