GRIGORYAN
HRANT
HRANT
Composer
13/04/1919 – Sukhumi, Abkhazia – 27/01/1962, Yakutsk, RSFSR
1952 – Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory
1953 – Moved to Yakutia, engaged in collecting Yakut musical folklore, teaching, composition
1956 – On H. Grigoryan’s initiative, a theoretical composition department was created at the Yakutsk College of Music
1954 – Concerto for violin and orchestra
1955 – Oratorio “Festive Yakutia”
1955 – Symphony
1958 – Lyric Opera “The Lowkut and Nurgusun”
1961 – Operetta “Flower of the North”
1961 – Ballet “The Stone of Happiness”
Songs based on Yakut themes
Two collections of Yakut folk songs were published under the editorship of H. Grigoryan.
1957 – Honored Artist of the Yakut SSR
1958 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR