Graduated from the piano department at the National Music Academy after A. Nezhdanova in Odessa

Graduated from the Post-graduate studies at the Conservatory after N. Rimsky-Korsakov (History of piano art)

1989-2019 – head of the department of history, theory and pedagogy at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK)

The scope of research is quite wide. performance art, piano pedagogy, contemporary compositional art, general music education, art of musical improvisation.

Author of more than 70 scientific and methodological published works, including monographs, educational manuals and articles published in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Yerevan publishing houses, “Soviet Music”, “Musical Life”, “Music in the USSR” , “Musical Academy”, “Musical Enlightenment”, “Literary Armenia”, “Art”, “Musical Armenia” magazines.

Monographs and textbooks:

1973 – “Kontskie”, – “Great Soviet Encyclopedia”, (together with I. Yampolsky) Vol. 13, 3rd edition, Moscow, “Soviet Encyclopedia”

1975 – “In Search of New Ways” (Music Education and Music for Children), Sat. “Music for children”, Vol. 2, Leningrad, “Music”

1976 – “On the method of conducting entrance examinations”, – Sat. “Issues of piano pedagogy”, Vol. 4, Moscow, “Music” (archival copy of April 15, 2010 at the Wayback Machine)

1978 – “Source of Mutual Enrichment” (M. Abrahamyan and Armenian Cello Sonata) – “Soviet Music”, Moscow

1989 – Ruben Aharonyan. Monograph, Yerevan, “Sovetakan groh”

1991 – “Children’s Music of Contemporary Armenian Composers”. Benefit. Yerevan, “Meghapart”

1998 – “Ketty Malkhasyan”. Monograph, Yerevan, “Amrots”

1998 – “From the history of piano pedagogy and performing arts of the XX century” (together with Apoyan Sh.A.), Yerevan, “Komitas”

2000 – “Children’s music of armenian composers and ways of solving current pedagogical problems”, – “Collection of musicological works”, Yerevan, “Komitas”

2001 – “Lessons of Saryan”, – collection “L. Saryan and his time” (compiled by A. Saryan), Yerevan, “Archesh”

2002 – “A concert that is spelled with a capital letter” (about S. Navasardyan) – “Musical Armenia”. Research, critical and journalistic journal. Yerevan

2004 – “The Personality of the Universal Plan (About L. A. Barenboim)”. — Lev Barenboim. Memories. Letters. Materials. Part 1. Moscow, Musical Education

2005 – “The goal of creativity is self-giving” (about S. Navasardyan). – “Music Academy”, Moscow

2010 – “Ways of development of pianism in Armenia (second half of the 20th century)”. Study. Yerevan, Komitas

2011 – “Master class at home: D. D. Shostakovich. Preludes op. 34 (N 10, 16.17)”. Publishing house “Composer”, St. Petersburg

2017 – “The History of piano art”, textbook, Yerevan, “Harmonium”

2018 – “The History of Piano Art”, textbook. Yerevan, “Komitas”

1989 – A. Budagyan. “About Fidler” (about Zolotova’s book on “Ruben Agaronyan”). – “Komsomolets”, Yerevan

1989 – V. Ayrapetyan. “Improvisation – art of the past?” (about the concert of improvisation class I. Zolotova). – “Communist”, Yerevan

1989 – “AGBU hosts garden party”. – “Belmont people”

1989 – “AGBU Suburban Boston Chapter Holds Garden Party, Welcomes Musicians”. – “Armenia Mirror Spectator”

2004 – “From the editors-compilers (about the authors of the release and their works)”. – “L. Barenboim. Memories. Letter: Materials”, Part 1. “Musical education”, Moscow

2005 – “Musical Armenia. From published”. – “Musical Academy”, Moscow

2008 – ” Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas in photographs, documents and statements (1923-2008)”. – Yerevan, pp. 108, 134-135

2009 – M. Rukhkyan. “Portraits of Armenian composers”. – Yerevan, “Nairi”, pp. 172-173

2010 – “About the author of the book”. – I. Zolotova “Paths of development of pianism in Armenia (second half of XX century)”. Research. Yerevan, “Komitas”

2011 – “About the author”. – I. Zolotova “Master-class at home. D. Shostakovich. Prelude or. 34 (N 10, 16,17)”, “Composer”, St. Petersburg

Doctor of Arts

Professor at the YSCK

2017 – Golden Medal from Yerevan Municipality

2022 – Honored Figure of RA Culture