COMPOSERS from Armenia

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Armenian Composers of all time. This list of famous Armenian Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Arno Babajanian (1921 - 1983)

With an HPI of 55.05, Arno Babajanian is the most famous Armenian Composer.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Arno Arutyunovich Babajanian (Armenian: Առնօ Պապաճանեան; Russian: Арно Арутюнович Бабаджанян; January 22, 1921 – November 11, 1983) was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist. He was made a People's Artist of the USSR in 1971

2. Alexander Arutiunian (1920 - 2012)

With an HPI of 53.90, Alexander Arutiunian is the 2nd most famous Armenian Composer.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Alexander Grigori Arutiunian (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Գրիգորի Հարությունյան), also known as Arutunian, Arutyunyan, Arutjunjan, Harutyunian or Harutiunian (23 September 1920 – 28 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist, widely known for his 1950 Trumpet Concerto. A professor at Yerevan State Conservatory, he was recognized with many awards for his work, including the Stalin Prize in 1949 and People's Artist of the USSR in 1970, as well as numerous honors from his homeland of Armenia.