ED Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://www.armenianow.com Hundreds of Yerevan citizens, musicians, and officials gathered today, January 10, at Opera House to bid farewell to world-famed Armenian conductor Ohan Durian, who died last week, aged 88. Durian, who was buried in Yerevan’s City Pantheon in the afternoon, died after a long illness, surrounded by his family in Yerevan, January 6. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Durian completed his musical education in Europe. In 1957 he moved to Armenia, where soon he assumed his position as Conductor of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra. Being an oppositionist to the Soviet order he left for Europe and was back to Armenia only when the country gained independence. He was the conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra till 2000. Rest in peace “The maestro passed away peacefully, fading under the music of Mozart that he had asked to turn on for him and to which he paid homage even in the last minutes of his life. His family and closest relatives were at his deathbed,” Durian’s widow said in a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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