Eminent Persons in Yerevan Conservatory. Margarita Harutyunyan

On the 100th Anniversary

Abstract

On January 8, 2021, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Margarita Harutyunyan, musicologist, pedagogue, Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR, PhD in Art History, Professor. The contribution of her scientific, educational and social activities is profound within the context of the history of Armenian music and musicology. The range of her academic interests extended from the origins of Armenian music to the development of Armenian academic music tradition at the beginning of the 20th century.
Aram Khachaturian's personality and his immortal works remain central to Margarita Harutyunyan’s publications and writings as a musicologist. She has published two volumes of Aram Khachaturian's Letters, and was one of the founders of the composer's House Museum, thus greatly contributing to Khachaturian studies. As an editor, she has been actively collaborating with Z. Semyonova, S. Gasparyan, G. Tigranov, M. Petrosyan, L. Grigoryan and others. As a correspondent, Margarita Harutyunyan has been cooperating not only with local music magazines, but also with the international publushers, particularly with “Sovetskaya Musika” and “Musikalnaya Zhizn”.
Through her teaching, Margarita Harutyunyan has also made a significant contribution to the formation and training of a new generation of musicians. The talent for the arts within the family continues in the artistic career of Margarita Harutyunyan’s grand-daughter, pianist Eva Harutyunyan.