Vartan Adjemian

Vartan Adjemian (, ; born April 27, 1956 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic and chamber music whose works have been performed worldwide.
Career.
Adjemian studied composition with prominent Armenian composer Lazarus Saryan (son of Martiros Saryan) at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1973–1981.
In 1987, Adjemian was awarded the National Prize of the Armenian SSR (for this Symphony No. 1). His music has been performed in Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Poland, Russia, the UK, Switzerland, and the United States. In 2007, six of his major works have been commissioned by BIM Edition (Switzerland). He has been a member of SUISA since 2008.
Adjemian has taught composition at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory since 1987, and was appointed a professor in 2001. He has been Head of the Composition Department since 2002.
Family.
His grandfather, Vardan Ajemian (1905–1977) was the General Stage Director of the National Theatre of Armenia and his grandmother was Arus Asryan (1904–1987), one of the leading actress of the same theatre. His father, Alexander Adjemian (1925–1987), was a composer, author of seven symphonies, chamber works and popular songs. His daughter is a prominent Armenian pianist.