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Geghuni Chitchyan or Chitchian (Armenian: Գեղունի Հովհաննեսի Չթչյան; Russian: Гегуни Оганесовна Читчян, romanized: tr, lit. 'Geguni Oganesovna Chitchyan'; born 30 August 1929) is an Armenian composer, pianist, and pedagogue.[1] Her parents were veteran teachers; her brother, Henrikh, an established violinist.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Geghuni Chitchyan |
| Born | August 30, 1929 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, educator |
Chitchyan was born on 30 August 1929 in Leninakan (now Gyumri). While attending the Tigranian Elementary School of Music, she began composing. At the age of ten she had already a published song. In 1940, she entered the Tchaikovsky Music School in Yerevan to study piano and composition. She continued her studies in composition with Grigor Yeghiazaryan from 1947 to 1953 at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.[2]
After graduating, Chitchyan became the founding director of the composition department at the Konstantin Sarajev Music School in Yerevan. In 1971 she joined the faculty of the Yerevan Conservatory. In 1982 she was appointed assistant professor, and in 1990 she became a tenured professor.
Chitchyan has been active in various musical and social organizations. She joined the Armenian Composers Union in 1955; was an associate of the Women's Council of Armenia; and a member of the Artistic Forum of State Radio.[3] She is the author of training manuals for music institutes and the co-author of a music textbook for school children.
Chitchyan's compositions have been performed in the United States, Canada, Russia, various Republics of the Soviet Union, England, France, Switzerland, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Lebanon, and Syria.[4] There have been retrospective concerts of her music in Moscow, Yerevan, San Francisco, and Vilnius.[5]
Geghuni Chitchyan is the laureate in more than 30 international and national competitions.
Chitchyan's music is characterized by lyricism, immediacy, and vividness. She composes for orchestra, chamber ensembles, various solo instruments, voice, and choral groups,[6] some of which are published by international companies.[7] She has written music for the theatre and children as well.[8]
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