Biography
Composer, Honored Art Worker of the Armenian USSR Adam Khudoyan was born on February 21, 1921, in Yerevan.
He studied at A. Spendiaryan Music school, then-Music college in Yerevan. 1945 he graduated from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, class of Vardges Talyan. Three years later he qualified at the studio of Armenian cultural house in Moscow with Henrikh Litinsky. He worked in leading positions at Theatre of the Young Spectator as well as headed the International Relations Department at Composers Union of Armenia. In 1968, together with cellist and the first performer of his works Medea Abrahamyan awarded the title of Honorary citizen of Ruse (Bulgary). His works were performed in Finland, Germany, Poland, France, India, UK, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
He composed chamber and symphony works, wrote a symphony dedicated to Tigran Petrosyan, three cello concertos, sonatas for cello and violin, string quartets, pieces for piano, romances based on Y. Charents poetry etc. In Adam Khudoyan's works, which are strongly connected with national roots, it is obvious that he is actively in touch with modernity, has a keen mind and a delicate taste. Adam Khudoyan was one of the famous "Five" composers of the post-Khachaturian generation, together with Arno Babajanyan, Edward Mirzoyan, Alexander Arutyunian, Ghazaros (Lazar) Saryan.
Adam Khudoyan died on April 1, 2000, in Yerevan.
He studied at A. Spendiaryan Music school, then-Music college in Yerevan. 1945 he graduated from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, class of Vardges Talyan. Three years later he qualified at the studio of Armenian cultural house in Moscow with Henrikh Litinsky. He worked in leading positions at Theatre of the Young Spectator as well as headed the International Relations Department at Composers Union of Armenia. In 1968, together with cellist and the first performer of his works Medea Abrahamyan awarded the title of Honorary citizen of Ruse (Bulgary). His works were performed in Finland, Germany, Poland, France, India, UK, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
He composed chamber and symphony works, wrote a symphony dedicated to Tigran Petrosyan, three cello concertos, sonatas for cello and violin, string quartets, pieces for piano, romances based on Y. Charents poetry etc. In Adam Khudoyan's works, which are strongly connected with national roots, it is obvious that he is actively in touch with modernity, has a keen mind and a delicate taste. Adam Khudoyan was one of the famous "Five" composers of the post-Khachaturian generation, together with Arno Babajanyan, Edward Mirzoyan, Alexander Arutyunian, Ghazaros (Lazar) Saryan.
Adam Khudoyan died on April 1, 2000, in Yerevan.
Scores by Adam Khudoyan
