Achievements, Awards and Prizes

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia (2011)
  • Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1980)
  • Professor (1990)

AWARDS

  • Medal For Distinguished Labour (1968)
  • Medal For Valiant Work (1970)
  • Medal Movses Khorenatsi (2009)
  • Gold medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia (2009)
  • Medal of Gyumri (2016)
  • 10 other medals, 40 certificates of honor

PRIZES

  1. Laureate of All-Union special Contest (closed, under the motto) for the best chamber works assigned for compulsory program of International Contest after Chaykovski (1965, romance Spring with lyrics by S. Kaputikyan)
  2. First Prize of the All-Union Closed Contest of symphonic works (1968, overture Hello, Morning)
  3. Laureate of the International Contest dedicated to 100 anniversary of Komitas (1969, Beirut, romance Your Song Sounds with lyrics by H. Sahyan)
  4. Laureate of the the Council of Ministers of the USSR Contest The Best Song (1989, children’s choral song Ode to Book)
  5. First prize of the Contest dedicated to the 30 anniversary of Victory (1975, Armenia, choral Poem-Requiem The Unknown Soldier with lyrics by S. Muradyan)
  6. First Prize of the contest “Yerevan”, organized by the Composers Union of Armenia and Yerevan Party Committee of Armenia (1984, choral piece with symphonic orchestra Yerevan, with lyrics by S. Muradyan)
  7. Laureate of the World Congress of Russian Armenians (2013, trio Estampes for piano)
  8. Prize of the All-Armenian Contest after Sayat Nova (children’s chorus The Song Of Spring, lyrics by G. Chitchyan)
    More than 30 other prizes