Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1903 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers. Born and raised in Tbilisi (now the capital of Georgia), he moved to Moscow in 1921 following the Sovietization of the Caucasus.

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