Studied at the Baku Music College (prof. V. Dobrokhotov)

1923 – Graduated from the cello department at the Tbilisi Conservatory (prof. K. Minyar-Beloruchev)

1932 – Graduated from the cello department at the Moscow Conservatory (prof: S. Kozolupov)

Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (lecturer)

1927-1930 – Director of music studio in Leninakan

1938 – organized the State Variety Orchestra of Armenia (1956 – handed the leadership of the orchestra to K. Orbelyan)

1943-1945 – directed the Yerevan Musical Comedy Theater

Since 1955 – Member of the CPSU

Suites

Concerts

2 quartets

Music for films (“Before the Dawn”, “What’s All the Noise of the River About”, “Mother’s Heart”) and cartoons (“The Snow Queen” and “The Wolf and the 7 Little Goats”)

Comic operas:

1938 – “Taparni-kos”

1963 – “Mr. Mintoev in Paris”

Operettas:

1942 – “Ashug Murad”

1944 – “The Eastern Dentist”

1945 – “Happy Day”

1945 – “Ashug Garib”

1946 – “Kaj Nazar”

1953 – “Old Disease”

1970 – “Love under the stars”

Variety songs:

“Jan Yerevan”

“Karine”

“River Arax”

“My Caravan” e.t.c

1939, 1956, 1964 – Order of the Badge of Honor

1939 – Honored Artist of the ASSR

1964 – People’s Artist of the ASSR