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Ashot Zohrabyan

(b. 29 January 1945, Yerevan).

Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere.

Prof. Zohrabyan studied composition with Grigor Yeghiazaryan at the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan from 1967–72.

His music has been performed in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USA.

He has taught as Professor of Composition at the Komitas State Conservatory since 1980.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address (c/o his student David Balasanyan): davbal@freenet.am or davbal@yandex.ru

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL:

ConcertoÉlégie, 12 strings, 1980

Sérénade, small orchestra (13 players), 1985

Hommage à Metsarents (symphony), small orchestra (flute, 2 oboes, 2 French horns, piano, string quartet, strings), 1986

Parabole, small orchestra (13 players), 1992

Concerto, violin, string orchestra, 2002

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Boomerang Games No. 1, flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, 1973

Boomerang Games No. 2, flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1975

Septet, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, piano, 1976

Sonata No. 2, cello, piano, 1978

Chant matinal, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1988

Rituel, 3 flutes, 1993

String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus', 1996

String Quartet No. 2, 'For Kronos', 1998

VOCAL:

Evening Songs (text by St. Mesrop Mashtots), mezzo-soprano, piano, 1987

An der knaben Elis (text by Georg Trakl), mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello, piano, 1994

New Taghs (texts by Daniel Varujan, St. Mesrop Mashtots), mezzo-soprano, 2 violins, cello, piano, 1995

Lux fulgebit (text from Psalm 92), mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, 1997

PIANO:

Sonata, 1979

ORGAN:

Knots, 2000

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY

Sérénade. (Melodiya: S 1025115006, 1987) (LP)

Hommage à Metsarents. (Melodiya: S 1028757007, 1989) (LP)

Sérénade. (Classique Avant-Garde: 25.926, 1999)

String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus'. (NABP: 9009, 1999)

Parabole; Rituel; String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus'; Boomerang Games No. 1. (Le Chant du Monde: LDC 278 1119, 2000)