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Loris Tjeknavorian
12+ albums
Classicaloperacontemporary classicalpianoPersian
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Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian (also spelled Cheknavarian, Armenian: Լորիս Ճգնավորյան; Persian: لوریس چکناواریان, born 13 October 1937 in Borujerd) is an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He is one of the most celebrated cultural figures in Armenia and Iran. As one of the leading conductors of his generation, he has led international orchestras throughout the world: in Austria, UK, USA, Canada, Hungary, Copenhagen, Iran, Finland, USSR, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Denmark, and Israel. As a composer Tjeknavorian has written 6 operas, 5 symphonies, choral works (among them God is Love, The Life of Christ, the oratorio Book of Revelation, and a requiem), chamber music, ballet music, piano and vocal works, concerti for piano, violin, guitar, cello and pipa (Chinese lute), as well as music for documentary and feature films. His compositions have been performed by major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra Helsinki, American Symphony Orchestra in New York, Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Mexico Symphony Orchestra, London Percussion Virtuosi, Strasbourg Percussion Ensemble and English Chamber Orchestra. He has made some 100 recordings with RCA, Philips, EMI, ASV, and others. Born in Borujerd, Iran in 1937 to immigrant Armenian parents, Tjeknavorian's early life was succinctly chronicled in the London magazine Gramophone
top songs
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Violin Concerto, Op. 1: III. Allegro con spirito
3472Pardis & Parisa Suite, No. 2 for Orchestra: III. Dance of the Peacock
2713Waltz
2364Violin Concerto, Op. 1: II. Andante cantabile
1885Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve - Suite (from opera) - Games and Dances of the Stars (1. Mazurka; 2. The Sixth Comet; 3. Csardas and Rain of Falling Stars)
1596Pardis & Parisa Suite, No. 1 for Orchestra: VI. Finale
1547Dances Fantastic for Orchestra: III. Lyric Dance
918Khachaturian: Masquerade - Suite - Waltz
919Fantastic Dances, Op. 2: No. 3. Dance of Elegy
7810Symphony No. 2 in B Minor: Allegro
49albums
Orchestral Suites
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Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh, Masquerade / Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 / Polovtsian Dances
Tjeknavorian: Violin Concerto
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel - Suite; The Tale of Tsar Saltan - Suite; Flight of the Bumble-Bee; Christmas Eve - Suite
16 Love Songs for Orchestra
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Rimsky-Korsakov
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50 Reasons To Love Classical
"Simorgh" Dance Drama for Iranian Instrumental ensemble (Persian Instrumental Suite)
Loris Tjeknavorian: Cinema Works Selection
Othello Symphonic Suite\Rostam & Sohrab Symphonic Suite
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5