Iosif Andriasov
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Iosif Arshakovich Andriasov also Ovsep Andreasian ' onMouseout='HidePop("39180")' href="/topics/Moscow">Moscow
– 16 November 2000 in New York City
) was a composer-symphonist, a moral philosopher, and a teacher.
Andriasov was born in Moscow on April 7, 1933, to an Armenian family. He is a graduate of Moscow Conservatory
, where he studied composition with Professor Evgeny Golubev
. In 1964, Andriasov became a member of the Union of Soviet Composers
on the recommendation of Dmitri Shostakovich
. The Head of the Armenian-Gregorian Church, Vazgen I
, Catolikos of All Armenians, awarded Iosif Andriasov the Special Charter with Recognition and Blessing for his contributions to music and ethics. In 1974, for his Second Symphony, I. Andriasov won the Soviet Composers' Competition to present Soviet music at the USSR National Celebration. International Biographical Center of Cambridge, UK selects Iosif Andriasov, among two thousand of the world’s most prominent people, as the "International Man of the Year" for the Year 2000–2001 in recognition of his services to music and ethics. His wife is musicologist Marta Andriasova and son New York born composer Arshak Andriasov.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
– 16 November 2000 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) was a composer-symphonist, a moral philosopher, and a teacher.
Andriasov was born in Moscow on April 7, 1933, to an Armenian family. He is a graduate of Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
, where he studied composition with Professor Evgeny Golubev
Evgeny Golubev
Evgeny Kirillovich Golubev was a Russian Soviet composer.He was taught by Nikolai Myaskovsky, and his students included Alfred Schnittke, who studied with him from 1953 until 1958 and Michael L. Geller...
. In 1964, Andriasov became a member of the Union of Soviet Composers
Union of Soviet Composers
The USSR Union of Composers or Union of Composers of the USSR , , was a professional organisation of composers in the Soviet Union...
on the recommendation of Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....
. The Head of the Armenian-Gregorian Church, Vazgen I
Vazgen I
His Holiness Vazgen I was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1955 and 1994, in one of the longest reigns of the Armenian Catholicoi. A native of Romania, he began his career as a philosopher, before becoming a Doctor of Theology and a member of the local Armenian clergy...
, Catolikos of All Armenians, awarded Iosif Andriasov the Special Charter with Recognition and Blessing for his contributions to music and ethics. In 1974, for his Second Symphony, I. Andriasov won the Soviet Composers' Competition to present Soviet music at the USSR National Celebration. International Biographical Center of Cambridge, UK selects Iosif Andriasov, among two thousand of the world’s most prominent people, as the "International Man of the Year" for the Year 2000–2001 in recognition of his services to music and ethics. His wife is musicologist Marta Andriasova and son New York born composer Arshak Andriasov.
External links
- Official website http://www.iosifandriasov.net/
- Official store website http://www.andriasovstore.com/