Aram Khatchaturian rehearsing the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
(1955)
Khachaturian was one of the most important composers of the Soviet era along with Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
He was also a conductor and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory.
Khachaturian’s music is notable for integrating elements of traditional Armenian music.
Fun fact: Khachaturian was the first Russian composer to score a sound film.
Sweet fact: Khachaturian’s first experiences of music were listening to the folk music of his home town of Tblisi, and listening to his mother sing (he dedicated his Opus 1 to his mother.)1
