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Legendary cellist Medea Abrahamyan passed away

Legendary cellist Medea Abrahamyan passed away
Լegendary Armenian cellist Medea Abrahamyan passed away at the age of 89.   

Medea Abrahamyan’s art has been admired and warmly received by people in numerous countries around the world, including France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Iceland, Korea, the United States, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Syria, Lebanon, the republics of the former USSR and more. Alongside her performances of the works of classical and contemporary composers, the works of Armenian composers for the cello form a major part of the extensive list of performances by Medea Abrahamyan. Moreover, she has been the one who has performed most of these works for the first time, and those works have been created with her direct participation and have been dedicated to her. 

Armenian National Music expresses its deepest condolences to the family, relatives, students, friends and fans of the prominent artist.   

Find the biography of Medea Abrahamyan here

Photo by Sergey Manvelyan