1967-1974 – piano department of Music School No. 2 in Krasnodar

1978 – graduated from the composition and theory departments at the music school after A. N. Rimsky-Korsakov in Krasnodar

1983 – graduated from the composition department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. G. Yeghiazaryan)

Since 1988 – Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan (ASPUKA), YSCK, State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography (as a lecturer)

Since 2000 – “YSCK Publishing House” and “Musical Armenia” magazine (as editor)

1984-1987 – theoretical subjects at the Music Pedagogical School of the Krasnodar Territory. Worked at Yerkramas Radio as a stereo program editor.

Since 1988 – lecturer at the ASPUKA, YSCK and Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema.

Since 2000 – editor of the publishing house of YSCK and “Musical Armenia” magazine.

Works:

1982 – “Why?” for voice and variety symphony orchestra (by Ch. Aznavour)

1982 – Two double fugues for string and brass quartets

1982 – Chaconne for piano, violin and cello

1983 – “Instance” vocal series (by A. Movsisyan)

1983 – Poem for soprano and chamber orchestra (by K. Lepejian)

1984 – Fantasy for double bass and chamber orchestra

1984 – Piano Trio

1984 – Romances for voice and piano. “It is said, that”, “Under the Lindens” (by A. Isahakyan)

1985 – Three pieces for chamber orchestra

1995 – 7 pop songs

2001 – “This sweet Home” hymn for mixed choir, organ and bells (by archbishop Artak Manukyan)

2001 – 3 vocal series for children (lyrics from Armenian folk, and by armenian and russian poets)

2002 – “Joke” for piano and two violins

2002 – “Maral Hoy” for choir and piano (with traditional folk lyrics)

2003 – “Jan Gyulum” arrangement for two pianos

2004 – “Hope” mono-opera (by Z. Gippius)

2006 – “Armenia” chamber opera according by O. Mandelshtam, N. Mandelshtam

2007 – “Hamlet” mono-opera (by V. Shakespeare)

“Youth Album” – fugues for piano, flute and cello, chorus

2014 – “The Adventures of Chicareli” opera for children, (by R. Marukhyan)

“Our Masha”, a musical fairy tale for children

2004 – Vocal series – dedication to L. Zakaryan by M. Sargsyan, Yerevan, “Komitas” publishing house

2008 – “Jan Gyulum” arrangement for two pianos – “Piano Manual”, made by K. Topchyan, Yerevan, “Amrots” group

2011 – Etude for piano – “A selection of piano etudes”, Yerevan, “Van Aryan”

2011 – Two-voice fugue for piano – “Polyphonic pieces for piano”, Yerevan, “Van Aryan”

1982 – Moscow All-Union Competition of Young Composers (laureate)

Song “Circus” – national contest of the “Arevik” youth ensemble (1-st prize), and the best song in the song contest by the “Vana dzayn” radio station in Beirut.

Since 2007 – academician of the International Academy of Nature and Society.

2003 – UNESCO commemorative medal of the 100th anniversary of A. Khachatryan

Member of the Union of Journalists of Armenia.