Received his initial musical education in the group of gifted children attached to the Yerevan Conservatory. His classmates were A. Babajanyan, E. Mirzoyan, Al. Harutyunyan. Their friendship, which started from school age, continued throughout their lives, becoming the history of the “Armenian Powerful Group”.

Studied at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (profs. V. Talyan and S. Barkhudaryan)

1934-1938 – studied at the Gnesins music school in Moscow (prof. V. Shebolin)

1945-1950 – studied at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow (prof. D. Kabalevsky, D. Shostakovich, A. Alexandrov)

Since 1950 – YSCK (instrumentation, composition lecturer)

1939 – served into the Soviet Army

1941-1945 – Participant in the World War II

1955-1956 – Chairman of the CUA

1960-1986 – Rector of the YSCK

1963-1967 – Assuming the position of the 1st director, managed the construction of the house-museum of Martiros Saryan and the organization of the first exhibition

Since 1972 – professor at the YSCK

1986-1998 – head of the composition department (among his students: T. Mansuryan, R. Altunyan, R. Sargsyan, S. Lusikyan, V. Achemyan, A. Karapetyan and others)

Symphonic:

1947 – “Theme With Variations”

1950 -“Symphonic Poem”

1953 – “Peace Day” vocal-symphonic suite

1955 – “Symphonic Images”

1957 – “Adagio and Dance” for string orchestra

1957 – “Festive Overture”

1959 – “Serenade”

1968 – “Armenia” symphony panel

1973 – Concerto for violin and orchestra

1980 – Symphony

1997 – “Passacaglia” for symphonic orchestra

Chamber, instrumental compositions:

1948 – 1st sonata for cello and piano

1949 – 1st String Quartet

1950 – Lyrical songs

1965 – “Aria and Toccata” for violin and piano

1955 – Piano piece “Dance”

1970 – Piano piece “Grandfather’s Clock”

1986 – 2nd string quartet

1989 – 2nd sonata for cello and piano (to M. Abrahamyan)

1990 – 3 piano postludes

1997 – “Andante and Presto” for violin and chamber orchestra

Film music:

1954 – “Small Change”

1956 – “The Captives of Hovazadzor”

1957 – “Her Fantasy”

1958 – “The Song of 1st Love” (co-authored by A. Babajanyan)

1959 – “01-99”

1965 – “Martiros Saryan” (documentary)

1972 – People’s artist of the ASSR

1991 – People’s Artist of the USSR

1983 – State Prize of the Republic of Armenia

1986 – Order of “Friendship of Peoples”

They are named after Ghazaros Saryan:

1. Yerevan State Conservatory Opera Studio
2. Hamazkayin Cultural Center of Thessaloniki, Greece
3. Art school No. 1 of Yerevan city (Zeytun)
4. Ararat City Music School