The Komitas Quartet is a string quartetmusical ensemble founded in Moscow in November 1924, and is the oldest-established string quartet in the world still performing. It is now in the third and fourth generation of membership.
This group gave its first public performance in February 1925.
Origins
The Komitas Quartet at the celebration of the 90th anniversary in the Ministry of Health of the Philharmonic of St. Petersburg
This group, the best-known Armenian music group, carries the name of Komitas (Soghomon Soghomonyan, 1869–1935).[2][3] Komitas was a monk whose genius brought a renaissance to Armenian music at the turn of the 20th century. During its uninterrupted creative life, celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2009, the quartet has become well known throughout the world, taking part in numerous international festivals, giving concerts in more than 80 countries, and demonstrating the highest standards of performance.
The quartet made a number of collection recordings in the USSR and released numerous albums in Russia, the United Kingdom, France and the United States. The latest CDs were released in recent three years. In 2007 "Armenian Contemporary Composers" studio album was released on the VEM label. In 2002, the CD was released "On the Fortieth Day" on Traditional Crossroads label in New York, with "Two Devotions" by the composer Vache Sharafyan. The next edition of the album was released in November 2010 by subvention of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia.
Management
Arman Padaryan 2002–2011
Wise Business since 2011
References
^"History of Komitas Quartet". Virtual Museum of Komitas Vardapet. 21 January 1950. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"AUS hosts the Komitas Quartet". American University of Sharjah. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"Quartet takes the cake". HeraldScotland. 10 November 1989. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ ab"President Sarkissian signs decree on awarding members of Komitas Quartet". armenpress.am. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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