Balasanyan, Sergey Artyom'yevich
(1902–1982)
Balasanyan [Buhluhsanyán], Sergey Artyom'yevich (8–13/26–1902, Ashkhabad; 6–3–1982, M.). Comp. and pedagogue. Grad. 1935 from the M. Cons., where he studied comp. with Kabalevsky. Joined the faculty of this institution 1948 and headed its comp. dept. from 1962–71. His students incl. Banshchikov, Korndorf, Lobanov, Nasedkin, T. andZ. Shakhidi, and Vyrostkov. Was a founder of the Tadzhik Music Theater and comp. the first Tadzhik opera (The Vose Uprising) and ballet (Leili and Medzhnun). His…