Şahan Arzruni was an ethnic Armenian classical pianist whereas Shavo Odadjian was known for what?
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Şahan Arzruni Şahan Arzruni (Armenian: Շահան Արծրունի ; born 8 June 1943) is an ethnic Armenian classical pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, writer and producer, residing in New York City.
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Shavo Odadjian Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian (Armenian: Շավարշ "Շավո" Օդաջյան ; born April 22, 1974) is an Armenian American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor, music producer, and artist/painter. He is best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning metal band System of a Down. During the band's hiatus from 2006 to 2010, Odadjian collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA on a project called AcHoZeN, which contributed a number of songs to the motion picture "Babylon A.D." A compilation album was released in 2015. Odadjian is also credited with the musical scoring of the film, alongside The Rza and Hans Zimmer. He originally used Gibson Thunderbird basses, a Fender Jazz Bass, an Ibanez BTB bass guitar, and a Music Man StingRay, but has since moved on to Warwick basses.
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Nikoghos Tahmizian Nikoghos Tahmizian (1926–2011, Armenian: Նիկողոս Թահմիզյան ; also spelled: Nikogos Tahmizyan) was an Armenian musicologist, theorist and historian. His professional accomplishments were to decipher neumes ("khaz") of Armenian church music, analyze the musical theory of old Armenia and research the life and works of Armenian composers from medieval times to modern era.
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Hovann Simonian Hovann Simonian (born in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian Swiss scholar in Armenian history, historical geography and culture. Born in Beirut to Armenian parents, he was raised in Switzerland where his family moved at the beginning of the Civil War in Lebanon in 1975.
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Ivan Galamian Ivan Alexander Galamian (Armenian: Իվան Ղալամեան ; February 5 [O.S. January 23] 1903 April 14, 1981) was an Iranian-born Armenian violin teacher of the twentieth century.
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Alexey Ekimyan Alexey Ekimyan (Armenian: Ալեքսեյ Հեքիմյան , Russian: Алексей Гургенович Экимян ) also Alexey Gurgenovich Hekimyan (April 10, 1927 – April 24, 1982) was a famous Armenian-Russian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of Soviet militsia (police) and was the head of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow region. He was considered the only popular composer in the world who ruled a law-enforcement department at the same time. Ekimyan awarded by the ""Renowned Master of the Arts"" Armenian SSR official title.
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Shovkat Mammadova Shovkat Hasan qizi Mammadova (Azerbaijani: "Şövkət Məmmədova" ) (18 April 1897, Tbilisi – 8 June 1981, Baku) was an Azerbaijani opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano) and music instructor.
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Armen Babakhanian Armen Babakhanian is an Armenian pianist.
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Fazıl Say Fazıl Say (] ; born January 14, 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer who was born in Ankara, described recently as "not merely a pianist of genius; but undoubtedly he will be one of the great artists of the twenty-first century".
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Anahit Nersesyan Anahit Nersesyan (In Armenian: Անահիտ Ներսիսյան, по-русски: Анаит Нерсесян), a famous Armenian pianist was born in 1954 in Yerevan. She studied at the Tchaikovsky Music School, Yerevan from 1961-72 with Professor E. Voskanyan. Continued education at the Moscow State Conservatory, the class of Professor V. Merzhanov, from 1972 - 77. Got post-graduate education in piano. Since 1977 has been teaching at the piano department of the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory. Participated in the international competitions and festivals: VI International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (1980, First Prize and Golden Medal, Germany), J.S. Bach 300th Anniversary Festival (1984, Germany). Had master classes at Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław (1985, Poland), Tokyo College of Music (1994–95, Japan). Was the member of international juries: J.S. Bach International Competition in Saarbrücken (1992, Germany), Rachmaninov International Competition (1994, 1995, 2004, 2008, Russia). Had numerous recitals in Germany, France, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Japan, Baltic countries, USA and Poland. Performed with conductors Khanjian, Tjeknavorian, Manino (Italy), van Tristen (Netherlands), Koch, Emin Khachaturian. She many times appeared with the Komitas Quartet.
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Konstantin Orbelyan Konstantin Aghaparoni Orbelyan (Armenian: Կոնստանտին Աղապարոնի Օրբելյան ; Russian: Константин Агапаронович Орбелян , July 29, 1928 – April 24, 2014) was an Armenian pianist, composer, head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia.
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Sevan Nişanyan Sevan Nișanyan (Western Armenian: Սեւան Նշանեան , born 21 December 1956) is a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, travel writer, researcher and polymath.
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Composers Union of Armenia Composers Union of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Կոմպոզիտորների Միություն ; Russian: Союз Композиторов Армении ) is a non-governmental organization that unites and officially represents professional composers and musicologists in Armenia. The Union was established in 1932. Currently the Chairman of the Union is Aram Satian who succeeded Robert Amirkhanyan in 2013.
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Armenian rock Armenian rock describes a wide variety of forms of rock music made in Armenia or by artists of Armenian descent.
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Kovkab Safaraliyeva Kovkab Kamil qizi Safaraliyeva (Azerbaijani: "Kövkəb Səfərəliyeva" ) (3 January 1907 in Baku – 27 June 1985 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani classical pianist, piano instructor, and concertmaster.
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Garo Zakarian Garo Hovannesi Zakarian (Arm: Կարո Հովհաննեսի Զաքարյան; 15 December 1895, Van, Ottoman Empire - 11 May 1967, Yerevan, Armenian SSR), was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He was named a People's Artist of Armenia in 1960.
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Ruben Sargsyan Ruben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Սարգսյան ; Russian: Рубен Суренович Саркисян ; November 22, 1945 – April 6, 2013 ), was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
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OVO (disambiguation) OVO is an album by Peter Gabriel.
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Alexander Spendiaryan Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiaryan (Spendiarov) (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Ստեփանոսի Սպենդիարյան , Russian: Александр Афанасьевич Спендиаров , November 1, 1871, Kakhovka, Russian Empire – May 7, 1928, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian born in Russia, music composer, conductor, founder of Armenian national symphonic music and one of the patriarchs of Armenian classical music. His compositions include the opera "Almast" (Armenian: Ալմաստ ՝ brilliant) and the "Yerevan Etudes," among others.
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Guy Manoukian Guy Manoukian (Arabic: غي مانوكيان‎ ‎ , Armenian: Կի Մանուկեան ) is a Lebanese-Armenian musician, composer and pianist. He is a university graduate in law. He was also a basketball player in the Lebanese Basketball League.
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Iranian jazz Iranian jazz refers to jazz music composed by Iranian musicians, occasionally influenced by Iranian classical music.
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Vagif Mustafazadeh Vagif Mustafazadeh (Azerbaijani: "Vaqif Mustafazadə" ; March 16, 1940 – December 16, 1979), also known as Vaqif Mustafa-Zadeh, was an Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known as mugham. According to many world famous jazz musicians, Mustafazadeh is one of the pioneers and "the architect of jazz in Azerbaijan".