KOKZHAEV
MIKHAIL
MIKHAIL
Composer
Member of the Composers Union of Armenia since
Born on 20/05/1946 in Baku
1966-1971 – composition department of Baku Conservatory, then passed a trial period under the supervision of Y. Fortunatov (Moscow)
Since 1989 – Professor of music theory and composition at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK)
Symphonic music:
6 symphonies, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1998.
2008 – Adagio “Imitating Alexander Harutyunyan” (to A. Harutyunyan)
2010 – “Garden of Stones-2” paraphrase for symphony orchestra based on a theme by japanese composer G. Guino
Quartets, quintets, trios:
3 String Quartets
“Time Has Stopped” elegic rondo for violin, viola, cello and organ in memory of R. Barsha
Piano Quintet “Stained Glass and Murals”
1976 – Brass quintet “Landscape” (on the themes of M. Saryan’s paintings)
2001 – “Watching the Way of the Double Star” for violin, cello and recording
2002 – Piano trio “Persistence of Memory”
2008 – Variations “Through Time and Space” for piano, violin and cello
“Looking in the mirror or having tea with Alice” for an ensemble of 13 performers
Instrumental concerts:
1970, 1980, 1999 – 3 concertos for violin and orchestra
1980 – Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra
1993 – Concerto for cello and orchestra (to the memory of A. Khachatryan)
2010 – Piano concerto in blues style
2011 – Concerto for cello, piano and small symphonic orchestra
2014 – Double concerto for violin, piano and symphonic orchestra
2014 – Concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra “Imitating Paradjanov”
Sonatas:
1979 – Organ sonata in 6 parts
1982 – Sonata for violin and piano
1985 – Sonata – «Richerkar» for viola and organ
1994 – Sonata for cello and piano No. 1 “3 paintings by Dali”
1997 – Chamber sonata for piano
2007 – Sonata for cello and piano No. 2 “mit Hindemith”
Works for chamber orchestra:
1990 – “To the Temple” for chamber ensemble of 13 soloists
1990 – “Memorial Day” (in memory of the earthquake victims)
1991 – “To the Victims”, (in the memory of the Genocide victims)
1991 – “Moonlighting” blues for string orchestra
1996 – “Garden of Stones”
2001 – “The Illumination and Lament by St. Grigor Narekatsi”
2011 – “Insomnia” for baritone and chamber orchestra (by Shakespeare)
2004 – “Concerto Grosso”
2006 – “Orchestral Experience” Concerto Buff
2010 – “Cinderella’s First Dance Ball”
“Simple melody” for violin and string orchestra (to B. Livshits)
2008 – “Pavana” for cello and string orchestra
Works for instrumental ensembles:
2004 – Aeolian music for cello and recording
2009 – “Birds and Bell” for double bass, piano and recorder, by the order of the American duo “Basso Moderno Duo”
2009 – “Unrepeatable in Repetition”
2009 – Da capo Variations for Cello and Piano on the Aria of King Trdatus, based on the character of Handel’s opera Radomisto
2012 – “Endless Waltz” for violin and piano
Variations on the theme of the song “Spring” for tuba and piano
Piano music:
2008 – Toccata for piano
2008 – “Blues in the shade of an apricot tree” by the order of dutch pianist M. Worms
1982 – Poem for piano
1982 – 3 pieces for 2 royals
1980 – “Romantic music”
1983 – “Chekhov’s Heroes”
1998 – “Artsakh Lace”
Compositions for sympho-jazz
1974 – “Dandelion Wine”, by the novel of R. Bradbury
1984 – “Sunny City”
Music for children:
“Happy Hours with Cuckoo” piano piece
“Bells” sonata for piano
“Teacher and Student” collection of piano pieces for the youngest pianists
Vocal and choral music:
“Your immature love and my mature suffering” romance with piano (translated by P. Sevak, D. Samoilov)
“Spanish Dancer” romance (translated by R. Rilke, K. Bagatiryov)
1993 – Aram Khachatryan competition (1st prize for the best cello concerto)
1998 – professor at the YSCK
2007 – defended the title “Alexander Harutyunyan’s Instrumental Concertos” at the RF State Institute of Arts in Moscow
2011 – member of the European Academy of Natural Sciences, Hannover.
2011 – RA Ministry of Culture (gold medal)
2015 – Honored Artist of RA