Konstantin Orbelyan

Konstantin Aghaparonovich Orbelyan (Armenian: Կոնստանտին Օրբելյան; Russian: Константин Агапаронович Орбелян; July 29, 1928 – April 24, 2014) was an Armenian pianist, composer, head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia.^[1]

Born(1928-07-29)July 29, 1928

Armavir, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

DiedApril 24, 2014(2014-04-24) (aged 85)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupations

• Composer
• pianist

TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1979)

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Konstantin Orbelyan Կոնստանտին Օրբելյան
Born	(1928-07-29)July 29, 1928 Armavir, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 24, 2014(2014-04-24) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Composer pianist
Title	People's Artist of the USSR (1979)
Musical career
Genres	Jazz Chamber music Estrada
Instrument	Piano

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He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1979. Other positions held by him included the board member of the Union of Soviet Composers, Armenian Composer's Union secretary since 1983, and the Vice-President of All-Soviet Musical Society of the USSR. He was the uncle of his namesake Constantine Orbelian.^[2]