1911-1913 – Primary education in the boarding school of Princess Argutinskaya-Dolgorukoya

1913-1921 – Studying at a commercial school in Tiflis, taking part in the amateur brass band

1921 – Moving to Moscow to his brother’s Suren’s place

1922-1924 – The courses and classes at Moscow State University (the Faculty of Physics-mathematics, the department of biology). The years of education at Gnessin Music School (class of cello)

1925-1929 – The years of study in the class of composition of М. Gnessin (the same year, Aram Khachaturian left his studies at the University and devotes himself entirely to music)

1929-1934 – Studiyng at the Moscow State Conservatory. Postgraduate course in the class of Professor N. Myaskovsky

1937 – Election as deputy chairman of Moscow branch of the Composers Union of the USSR

1939 – Election as Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Composers Union of the USSR

1945 – The present from the Government of the ASSR – a private house in the centre of Yerevan, Armenia, based on which the museum founded in 1978

1952 – Professor at the Moscow State Conservatory and Gnessin Music Institute

1955 – Responsible secretary at the Composers Union of the USSR

1958 – Election of A. Khachaturian as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

1959 – Election as a member of the Presidium of the Union of Friendship Societies and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and President of the Soviet Association of the USSR – Latin America

1960 – Election as an Honorary Academician of the Italian National Academy of Art “Santa Cecilia” in Rome; Honorary Professor at the Mexican Conservatory in Mexico City and an Honorary Member of the University of Mexico in Morelia

1961 – Elected as a member-correspondent of the Art Academy in the GDR

1963 – Election as a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR. Election as a corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of the GDR

1964 – A trip to Bucharest to participate in the jury of the J. Enescu Piano Competition

1965 – A trip to Switzerland to participate in the jury of the International Violin Competition

1972 – One of the streets in Yerevan is named after A. Khachaturian

1975 – Participation in the festival “Transcaucasian Music Spring” in Tbilisi

1976 – The decision to create a Maestro’s house-museum in Yerevan

1978 – Maestro heads the jury of the All-Union competition of student composers at Moscow Conservatory

01/05/1978 – Death of A. Khachaturian

05/05/1978 – Memorial service in the Great Hall of the Conservatory

06/05/1978 – Memorial service at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia after Al. Spendiaryan

06/05/1978 – Maestro’s funeral at Yerevan Komitas Pantheon

1978 – Aram Khachaturyan Museum’s exhibition opening

Symphonic.

1933 – Dance Suite

1934 – Symphony № 1 (premiere in Moscow by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: E. Szenkar)

1940 – Suite from the music for “The Valencian Widow” by Lope de Vega

1943 – Symphony № 2 («The Bell Symphony») (premiere in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conductor B. Khaikin)

1944 – National Anthem of the ASSR

1944 – The Russian Fantasy

1944 – Suite from the music for M. Lermontov’s “Masquerade”

1947 – Symphony № 3 (Symphony-Poem) (premiere in the Great Hall of Leningrad Philharmonic, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Y. Mravinsky)

1948 – Ode in Memory of V. I. Lenin

1950 – Triumphal Poem (Festive Poem)

1958 – Greeting Overture (piece for symphony orchestra)

 

Concertos.

1936 – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, to L. Oborin (premiere in Moscow, soloist L. Oborin, conductor L. Steinberg)

1940 – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, to D. Oistrakh (premiere in Moscow, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, soloist D. Oistrakh, conductor A. Gauk)

1946 – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, to S. Knushevitsky (premiere in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, soloist S. Knushevitsky, conductor A. Gauk)

1961 – Concerto-Rhapsody for violin and orchestra, to L. Kogan (premiere in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor I. Gusman, soloist L. Kogan)

1963 – Concerto-Rhapsody for cello and orchestra, to M. Rostropovich (premiere in Gorky, soloist M. Rostropovich)

1968 – Concerto-Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, to N. Petrov (premiere in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Grand Symphony Orchestra of the All-Union Radio and Central Television, conductor G. Rozhdestvensky, soloist N. Petrov)

 

Ballets.

1939 – “Happiness” – Ballet in 3 acts

Libretto: G. Hovhannisyan

In the arrangement of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Al. Spendiaryan (Yerevan)

1942 – “Gayane” – Ballet in 4 acts

Libretto: K. Derzhavin

In the arrangement of the Leningrad Kirov State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet 1956 – “Spartacus” – Ballet in 4 acts

Libretto: N. Volkov

In the arrangement of the Leningrad Kirov State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet

 

Chamber ensemble.

1925 – Elegy for cello and p-no

1925 – «Roaming Ashug’s Song» for cello and p-no

1926 – Piece for cello and p-no

1926 – «Dance» for violin and p-no (to A. Gabrielyan)

1927 – «Dream» for cello and p-no

1929 – Song-Poem (in Honor of Ashugs) for violin and p-no

1931 – Quartet for two violins, alto and cello

1932 – Sonata violin and p-no

1932 – Trio for clarinet (B), violin and piano

1974 – Sonata-Fantasy for solo cello

1975 – Sonata–monologue for solo violin

1976 – Sonata for solo alto

 

Piano.

1925 – Poem (dedicated to Gilan)

1926 – Waltz-Etude

1926 – Waltz-Capriccio

1926 – Dance

1927 – Poem (to Yu. M. Sukharevsky)

1928 – Variations of the “Solvage” theme

1928 – 7 recitatives and Fugues

1929 – March № 3

1932 – “Budenovka”

1932 – Toccata

1933 – Dance № 3

1944 – Choreographic Waltz

1945 – Suite for two piano: (1. Ostinato. 2. Romance. 3. Fantastic Waltz)

1926-1929 – Album for Children № 1: “Pictures of Childhood” 1. Andantino, 2. No going for a walk today, 3. Lado is very ill, 4. On a birthday, 5. Etude, 6. Musical picture, 7. The Cavalry, 8. Invention, 9. In the folk style, 10. Fugue

1958 – Sonatina

1961 – Sonata for piano (to the memory of N. Myaskovsky)

1965 – Album for Children № 2: “Sounds of Childhood” 1. Skipping-rope, 2. An Evening Tale, 3. Oriental dance, 4. Barsik on the Swing, 5. Playing the tambourine, 6. Two funny aunts Argued, 7. Funeral march, 8. Rhythmic gymnastics, 9. Toccata, 10. Fugue

 

For Brass Band.

1929 – Combat march №1

1930 – Combat march №2

1932 – Dancing music (on the theme of an Armenian song)

1932 – March № 3 (Uzbek March)

1932 – Dance (on the theme of an Armenian song)

1942 – “To The Heroes of the Patriotic War” (March)

1973 – March of the Moscow Red Banner Militia

1975 – Triumphal Fanfares for 32 Trumpets and 12 Drums (on the 30th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War)

 

For Theater.

1927 – “Baghdasar Akhpar” (“Uncle Baghdasar”). Play by A. Paronyan

1928 – “Khatabala”. Play by G. Sundukyan

1928 – “Oriental Dentist”. Play by A. Paronyan

1931 – “Debt of Honor”. Play by I. Mikitenko

1933 – “Macbeth”. Tragedy by W. Shakespeare (translation into Armenian)

1935 – “Devastated Home”. Play by G. Sundukyan

1937 – “Great Day”. Play by V. Kirshon

1937 – “Baku”. Play by N. Nikitin

1940 – “The Valencian Widow”. Comedy by Lope de Vega

1941 – “Masquerade”. Drama by M. Lermontov

1942 – “Kremlin Chimes”. Play by N. Pogodin

1943 – “Sound Scout”. Play by A. Kron

1945 – “The Last Day”. Play by V. Shkvarkin

1947 – “Southern Bale”. Play by A. Perventsev

1947 – “Tale About The Truth”. Play by M. Aliger (music by N. Makarova and A. Khachaturian)

1949 – “Ilya Golovin”. Play by S. Mikhalkov

1953 – “Spring Current”. Play by Yu. Chepurin (music by N. Makarova and A. Khachaturian)

1953 – “Guardian Angel from Nebraska”. Play by A. Yakobson

1954 – “Lermontov”. Play by B. Lavrenev

1955 – “Macbeth”. Tragedy by W. Shakespeare

1958 – “King Lear”. Tragedy by W. Shakespeare

 

Cinema Music.

1935 – “Pepo”. Directed by A. Bek-Nazarov

1938 – “Zangezur”. Directed by A. Bek-Nazarov

1939 – “The Garden”. Directed by N. Dostal

1941 – “Salavat Yulaev”. Directed by Ya. Protazanov

1945 – “Man No. 217”. Directed by M. Romm

1948 – “The Russian Question”. Directed by M. Romm

1949 – “Vladimir Ilich Lenin”. Directed by B. Belyaev, M. Romm

1949 – “Battle of Stalingrad”. Directed by V. Petrov

1950 – “They Have a Homeland”. Directed by A. Feincimmer and V. Legoshin

1950 – “A Secret Mission”. Directed by M. Romm

1953 – “Admiral Ushakov”. Directed by M. Romm

1953 – “Warships Assault Bastions”. Directed by M. Romm

1955 – “Saltanat”. Directed by V. Pronin

1956 – “Bonfire of Immortality”. Directed by A. Naroditsky

1956 – “Othello”. Directed by S. Yutkevich

1957 – “Combat”. Directed by V. Petrov

1962 – “Alarm Bell for Peace”. Directed by I. Kopalin

1964 – “Composer Aram Khachaturian”. Directed by M. Tavrog

 

Vocal Works (by alphabetical order).

“Armenian Drinkingsong”, “A Legend”, “A Meeting with the Poet”, “A New Song”, “A Patriotic Song”, “A Song about a Willow”, “A Song about Peoples’ Friendship”, “A Song about the Frontier Guard”, “A Song about the Girl”, “A Song about the Red Army” (together with D. Shostakovich), “A Song about Yerevan”, “A Song of Heart”, “A Song of Peace Advocates”, “A Song of Russian Seamen” (from the film “Warships Assault Bastions”), “A Song of the Black Sea Navy”, “A Song”, “Ah, where is she?” Song (in Armenian), “Air-March”, “An Airplane”, “Ayu-Dag”, “Ballade about the Homeland”, “Be Ready”, “Captain Gastello”, “Comrade Gasan”, “Daughters of Iran”, “Dithyramb”, “Factory Song”, “Field-Song”, “Game Song”, “Go Ahead, Camarados”, “Guardian March”, “In Gogol’s Parkway”, “In our Meadow”, “In the Rain”    , “Javuz Idim”, “Korean Partisan Song”, “Lenin’s Children”, “Light of Beloved Eyes”, “Long Live our Homeland!”, “March for Peace”, “Marching Soldier’s Song…”, “Marching Song”, “Member of the Komsomol”, “Members of the Komsomol”, “Musical Pamphlet”, “My Homeland”, National Anthem of the Armenian SSR, “Nina’s Romance” (from Lermontov’s drama “Masquerade”), “Oath of Allegiance to Peace”, “Our Future”, “Pepo’s Song” (from the film “Pepo”), “Pioneer Drum”, “Pioneer Olya”, “Poem”, “Powerful Ural”, “Red Navy March”, “Residents of the Urals Combat Well”, “Satirical Song”, “Spring Carnival”, “The Baltic Sea”, “The Carpet of Happiness”, “The Komsomol and Miners’ Song”, “The Komsomol Song”, “The Spike Began to Ear”, “The Third Loan”, “To School Tomorrow”, “To You, Arab Friends”, “Uralian Girl”, “Waiting For You”, “Waltz of Friendship”, “We Are Happy Today”, “We Live in an Enviable Time…”, “We Shall Win”, “What Children Dream of” (words by P. Gradov), “What Children Dream of” (words by V. Vinnikov), “Zulfia’s Song” (from the film “Garden”)

1932 – Member of the Composers Union of the USSR

1938 – Honored Artist of the ASSR

1939, 1963, 1973 – Order of Lenin

1941, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1971 – USSR State Prize

1944 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

1945, 1966 – Order of the Red Banner of Labour

1947 – People’s Artist of the RSFSR

1954 – People’s Artist of the USSR

1955 – People’s Artist of the ASSR

1959 – Lenin Prize (for the ballet “Spartacus”)

1963 – People’s Artist of the USSR

1964 – Honorary Citizen of Gyumri

1967 – Honored Artist of the USSR

1971 – Order of the October Revolution

1973 – People’s Artist of the ASSR

1973 – Hero of Socialist Labor