Ashot Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 The famed Armenian conductor Ohan Durian died on the morning of January 6 at the age of 88. Born in Jerusalem on September 2, 1922, Durian studied at the Jerusalem Conservatoire after which he immigrated to Europe where he performed with 110 prominent orchestras before moving to Armenia in 1959 where he worked as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra until 1964. From 1963 to 1968, Durian conducted the Oper Leipzig and served as guest conductor for the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras.Throughout his life, Durian performed with 110 prominent orchestras, working with, among others, the opera and symphony orchestras of Avignon and Cape Town Maestro Durian has been compared to such conductors as A.Toscanini, A.Nikisch, H.Karajan, L.Stokowsky and L.Bernstein.Prior to his death, Durian served as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the “Ohan Durian” Radio&TV Symphony Orchestra, which he founded, and the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Yerevan Opera Theatre. He is the author of two symphonic suites and was the first to perform many symphonic works by Armenian composers. The farewell to world famous conductor Ohan Durian was due today at 12.00 pm at the National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Ohan Durian’s funeral will take place the same day at Komitas Pantheon-Park. Ohan Durian passed away on January 6. _______________________________________________________________________ Eh sael mahacav, ba heto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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