Glakho Zakaryan

Since 1926 Glakho Zakaryan was soloist of the Georgian Philharmonic. He performed the songs of Armenian ashiks, mainly Sayat-Nova (Zakaryan's performance of the song "Dun en glkhen imastoun iss..." ("You are wise since then") is heard in the Armenian TV movie "Sayat-Nova", 1960).^[2] In 1934, as part of the "Mountain Eagles" joint multinational ensemble, he performed on tour in many cities of the USSR. In 1939, he participated in the ten-day exhibition of Georgian art and literature in Moscow, in 1943–1945, he led the group of duduk players in the Georgian Song-Dance Ensemble. He gave concerts in Yerevan, Moscow, Leningrad, Vladivostok, and Central Asian cities.^[3]

One of the streets of Tbilisi is named after Zakaryan.^[4]

• Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967),^[5]
• Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1985),^[5]
• Zakaryan was recognized as the best performer in the competition dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Sayat-Nova's birth in Yerevan.^[4]