Koharik Gazarossian

Koharik Gazarossian (Goharik Lazarosian)

Koharik Gazarossian (Goharik Lazarosian) (21 December 1907 29 October 1967) was an Armenian composer and pianist. She was born in Constantinople (Istanbul) and entered the Paris Conservatory in 1926 where she studied with Paul Dukas and Lazare Lévy. After completing her studies, she performed as a concert pianist in Europe and worked as a composer. She died in Paris.[1]

Works

Gazarossian composed piano, chamber and vocal works, and often incorporated liturgical or folk songs into her compositions. Selected works include:

3 pieces for violin and piano:

These three works are transcribed from the original piano version to violin and piano dedicated to violinist Berdj Dinanian who is Armenian from Istanbul and died in Paris in early 2014 (source: communication with his son Chahan Dinanian a cellist in France). A former pupil of Mr. Dinanian (Anthony Hudaverdi) lives in Los Angeles, CA, and has plans to premiere the works in the near future.[3]

References

  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. "Donne in Musica". Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  3. Anthony Hudaverdi, Interview
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