Glakho Zakaryan

Glakho Zakaryan (Armenian: Գլախո Զաքարյան, Georgian: გლახო ზახაროვი, April 26, 1905 – February 28, 1992) was an Armenian singer. He was an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967) and an Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1985).[1]

Glakho Zakaryan
Born (1905-04-26) April 26, 1905
Tiflis, Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 28, 1992(1992-02-28) (aged 86)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Genresclassical, folk
Occupation(s)singer

Biography

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]

Honours
  • 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]

References
  1. Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. 1977. Vol. 3, p. 675.
  2. "Sayat Nova - Դուն էն գլխեն (Dun en gylkhen) lyrics". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. Who is who? Armenians. Biographical encyclopedia, volume one, Yerevan, 2005.
  4. Encyclopedia of Armenian music. Yerevan, 2019. ISBN 978-5-89700-047-0
  5. Encyclopedic dictionary of Georgian music. - Vol., 2015. - p. 185
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