53 Notable alumni of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory is ranked #9,743 in the world and #14 in Armenia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 53 notable alumni from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Raffi Besalyan
1972-. (aged 54)
pianist
Raffi Besalyan is an Armenian-American Concert Pianist. Besalyan studied at the Tchaikovsky Special Music School for Gifted Children in Yerevan, and received Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yerevan State Musical Conservatory. He received an additional master's degree from Rowan University, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music with legendary American pianist Byron Janis.
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2. Gevorg Sargsyan
1981-. (aged 45)
conductor
Gevorg Sargsyan is an Armenian conductor.
3. Ara Torosyan
1972-. (aged 54)
composer
record producer
Ara Arshaki Torosyan ((Armenian: Արա Արշակի Թորոսյան; born 10 May 1972), known in the Armenian music industry by his pen name Murzo, is a music arranger and record producer. He is widely recognized to be one of the best music arrangers in his native country of Armenia. Torosyan arranged music and produced records for Andre, Tata Simonyan, Eva Rivas, as...
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4. Sar Sargsyan
1981-. (aged 45)
singer
Saribek Edvardi Sargsyan born 19 March 1981 in Hadrut, Nagorno-Karabakh, is an Armenian baritone singer.
5. Siranush Gasparyan
1978-. (aged 48)
opera singer
Siranush Gasparyan is an Armenian dramatic soprano.
6. Tigran Maytesian
1970-. (aged 56)
violinist
Tigran Maytesian is an Armenian-born Russian-Belgian classical violinist, Doctor of Arts. He is a soloist and chamber musician, a professor, past artistic director of the International Festival des Minimes in Brussels, the International Festival Sint Carolus Borromeuskerk in Antwerp and the International Festival at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille de Lille, France, and currently artistic director of the Festival St Andrieskerk in...
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7. Ara Aloyan
1981-. (aged 45)
prose writer
poet
journalist
pedagogue
Ara Aloyan is an Armenian poet, writer, musician, pedagogue, journalist, and member of Armenian writers' union of Gegharkunik region.
8. Ruben Sargsyan
1945-2013 (aged 68)
pedagogue
teacher
composer
Ruben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan, was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
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9. Armen Babakhanian
1967-. (aged 59)
pianist
Armen Babakhanian is an Armenian classical pianist. He has received prizes at various international piano competitions including the Leeds (5th prize), Van Cliburn (5th prize), Gina Bachauer (2nd prize), Guardian Dublin, William Kapell and World Piano Competition. Further, he has given recitals in the USA, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain.
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10. Aram Satian
1947-. (aged 79)
composer
musician
Aram Satyan is an Armenian classical composer and popular music songwriter.
11. Eduard Hayrapetyan
1949-. (aged 77)
composer
Eduard Hayrapetyan is an Armenian composer of contemporary classical music and educator.
12. Araxie Saryan
1937-2013 (aged 76)
art historian
musicologist
musician
Araksi Sarian-Harutunian was an Armenian musicologist, art history candidate, professor of Yerevan State Conservatory. Honored Art Worker of Armenia (2008). Member of Composers Union of Armenia (1966).
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13. Kariné Poghosyan
pianist
Kariné Poghosyan is an Armenian pianist residing in New York City. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 14 playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, and her solo Carnegie Hall debut at 23, and has since gone on to win numerous awards as well as perform in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls.
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14. Hayk Melikyan
1980-. (aged 46)
composer
pianist
Hayk Melikyan is an Armenian pianist and composer. He is widely known as one of the best performers of 20th century and contemporary classical music.
15. Stepan Shakaryan
1935-2019 (aged 84)
pianist
music educator
composer
Stepan Grigori Shakaryan was an Armenian jazz and classical composer, pianist, People's Artist of Armenia (2017), and professor at Yerevan State Conservatory.
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16. Willy Weiner
1955-. (aged 71)
composer
violinist
singer
pedagogue
William Weiner is an Armenian–Israeli composer, violinist and vocalist; Meritorious Worker of Art of Armenia (2008); a member of the Israel Composers League (2013); president of the Jewish cultural center "Menorah" in Armenia (1994), and director of the Yerevan State Chamber Choir (2018).
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17. Vache Sharafyan
1966-. (aged 60)
composer
Vache Sharafyan, (born February 11, 1966, in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian composer of symphonic works, chamber music, choral music and opera. His works include 2 acts opera King Abgar, ballet Second Moon, 2 acts ballet Ancient Gods, one act ballet “the bride of the desert”.
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18. Anahit Mekhitarian
1969-. (aged 57)
opera singer
Anahit Mekhitarian is an Armenian operatic soprano. A leading soloist of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet of Armenia, she was conferred the title of Honored Artist of Armenia in 2003. In 2013 on the occasion of Republic day, she was awarded medal for Merit to the Fatherland. She has won first prize at three international singing competitions: the...
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19. Vartan Adjemian
1956-. (aged 70)
composer
Vartan Adjemian is an Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music whose works have been performed worldwide.
20. Geghuni Chitchian
1929-. (aged 97)
music educator
composer
Geghuni Chitchyan or Chitchian is an Armenian composer, pianist, and pedagogue. Her parents were veteran teachers; her brother, Henrikh, an established violinist.
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21. Armen Movsessian
violinist
music educator
Armen Movsessian is a violin player.
22. Tigran Hekekyan
1959-. (aged 67)
choir director
pedagogue
conductor
Tigran Hekekyan is an Armenian conductor and music professor. He is the founder, artistic director, and principal conductor of the Little Singers of Armenia choir, as well as the founder and president of the Armenian Little Singers International Association. Hekekyan is a professor of conducting at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. He also served as the director of the Sayat-Nova...
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23. Anahit Tsitsikian
1926-1999 (aged 73)
music educator
ethnomusicologist
musicologist
music historian
teacher
Anahit Tsitsikian was an Armenian female violinist. She toured around the world through more than 100 cities during the Soviet times; she taught at the State Conservatory for approximately 40 years and wrote more than 300 articles and scenarios for television and radio programs. She was also a scholar who established a new branch of Armenian musicology, history of performing...
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24. Vahan Artsruni
1965-. (aged 61)
composer
singer
physician
musician
Vahan Artsruni is a modern Armenian rock musician, singer, composer and artist.
25. Sona Shahgeldyan
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
Sona Hovhannesi Shahgeldyan, is an Armenian singer and actress. Her first video clip was released in 2007. She is known for her roles as Sona on Domino (Armenian TV series), Ripo on North-South. She won the 2010 edition of New Wave.
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26. Diana Adamyan
2000-. (aged 26)
violinist
Diana Hakobi Adamyan is an Armenian violinist who won the first prize in the Senior Division of the Menuhin International Competition in 2018. In 2020, she also won the Khachaturian Violin Competition which was held online due the COVID-19 pandemic.
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27. Tigran Mkrtchyan
1978-. (aged 48)
diplomat
Tigran Mkrtchyan is an Armenian diplomat, historian and political scientist. As of April 2022, he serves as the Ambassador of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic, to the Republic of Albania and to the Republic of Cyprus.
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28. Hovhannes Badalyan
1924-2001 (aged 77)
singer
Hovhannes Hambardzumi Badalyan was an Armenian singer (tenor), People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1961) and Professor of Yerevan State Conservatory.
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29. Eduard Topchjan
1971-. (aged 55)
conductor
Eduard Topchjan is an Armenian conductor, the principal conductor and artistic director of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
30. Alla Levonyan
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
Alla Zhorayi Levonyan is an Armenian singer, who is a recipient of the Honorary Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia award, which is an honorary title in Armenia. In 2007, she was appointed the UNICEF Armenia Goodwill Ambassador.
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31. Tatevik Sazandaryan
1916-1999 (aged 83)
music educator
politician
opera singer
Tatevik Sazandaryan was a Soviet and Armenian operatic mezzo-soprano who became a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in 1958. She performed as a soloist at the Yerevan Opera Theatre from 1937 to 1961.
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32. Sona Rubenyan
1993-. (aged 33)
singer
Sona Rubenyan is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She is best known for winning the fifth edition of Hay Superstar.
33. Sevak Amroyan
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
Sevak Petrosi Amroyan is an Armenian singer, who is best known as the winner of Shant TV's folk music competition Joghovrdakan Yergich. Amroyan has released three albums so far, El Yetdardz Chka (2016), Yarkhushta (2020), and Sarvor Akhper (2022)
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34. Svetlana Navasardyan
1946-. (aged 80)
music educator
pianist
Svetlana Navasardyan, is an Armenian classical concert pianist.
35. Nune Yesayan
1969-. (aged 57)
composer
singer
Nune Martiki Yesayan, commonly known as Nune or Nouné, is an Armenian singer who began singing with an Armenian jazz band in the early 1990s before becoming a lounge singer at resorts in the Middle East.
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36. Robert Amirkhanyan
1939-. (aged 87)
composer
university teacher
film score composer
politician
Robert Babkeni Amirkhanyan is an Armenian composer and songwriter. He is a professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory. He wrote over 300 songs, vocal series, operettas.
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37. Edvard Mirzoyan
1921-2012 (aged 91)
music educator
composer
Edvard Mik'aeli Mirzoyan was an Armenian composer.
38. Gegham Grigoryan
1951-2016 (aged 65)
opera singer
Gegham Grigorian was an Armenian operatic tenor.
39. Hasmik Papian
1961-. (aged 65)
violinist
musician
opera singer
Hasmik Papian is an Armenian soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of Armenia title in 2004. Papian was named a Cultural ambassador of Armenia in the World for her contributions to Armenian culture in 2005 by the Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians Karekin II and awarded the Order of Saint Sahag and Saint...
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40. Ghazaros Saryan
1920-1998 (aged 78)
composer
music professor
Ghazaros Saryan (Armenian: Ղազարոս Սարյան, Russian: Лазарь Мартиросович Сарьян; 30 September 1920 – 27 May 1998) was an Armenian composer and educator.
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41. Edgar Hovhannisyan
1930-1998 (aged 68)
music educator
film score composer
composer
Edgar Hovhannisyan, Hovhannisian or Oganesian was an Armenian composer, Professor of Composition at the Yerevan State Conservatory, People's Artist of the USSR (1986).
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42. Alexander Spendiaryan
1871-1928 (aged 57)
composer
conductor
Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiarov was a Russian composer and conductor of Armenian descent, founder of Armenian national symphonic music.
43. Tigran Mansurian
1939-. (aged 87)
composer
film score composer
Tigran Yeghiayi Mansurian is a leading Armenian composer of classical and film music, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1990), and Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR (1984). He is the author of orchestral, chamber, choir, and vocal works which have been played across the world.
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44. Alexander Arutiunian
1920-2012 (aged 92)
composer
pianist
music educator
film score composer
Alexander Grigori Arutiunian, was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist, widely known for his 1950 Trumpet Concerto. A professor at Yerevan State Conservatory, he was recognized with many awards for his work, including the Stalin Prize in 1949 and People's Artist of the USSR in 1970, as well as numerous honors from his homeland of Armenia.
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45. Konstantin Orbelyan
1928-2014 (aged 86)
conductor
pianist
film score composer
composer
jazz musician
Konstantin Aghaparonovich Orbelyan was an Armenian pianist, composer, head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia.
46. Lusine Zakaryan
1937-1992 (aged 55)
opera singer
singer
Lusine Zakaryan, born Svetlana Zakaryan (Armenian: Սվետլանա Զաքարյան; June 1, 1937 – December 30, 1992), was an Armenian soprano.
47. Nersik Ispiryan
1963-. (aged 63)
composer
singer
Nersik Ispiryan is an Armenian singer best known for his Armenian nationalistic songs.
48. Niyazi
1912-1984 (aged 72)
composer
conductor
film score composer
politician
Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani conductor and composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982).
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49. Iveta Mukuchyan
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
songwriter
model
television presenter
musician
Iveta Roberti Mukuchyan is an Armenian singer. Born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, she moved to Hamburg, Germany, in 1992. Mukuchyan returned to Armenia in 2009 and placed fifth in the fourth season of the talent competition Hay Superstar. During this time, she received vocal training at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Mukuchyan also participated for season two of...
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50. Armen Martirosyan
1963-. (aged 63)
producer
composer
musician
Armen Martirosyan is an Armenian politician from the Heritage party.
51. Ani Batikian
1982-. (aged 44)
violinist
Ani Batikian is an Armenian violinist currently living in England.
52. Samvel Yervinyan
1966-. (aged 60)
violinist
composer
Samvel Yervinyan is an Armenian violinist and composer.
53. Arno Babajanian
1921-1983 (aged 62)
composer
pianist
music educator
film score composer
Arno Harutyuni Babajanian was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist. He was made a People's Artist of the USSR in 1971.