Khachaturian

American  

[kah-chuh-toor-ee-uhn, kach-uh-, khuh-chyuh-too-ryahn] / ˌkɑ tʃəˈtʊər i ən, ˌkætʃ ə-, xə tʃjə tuˈrjɑn /

noun

1. Aram Ilich 1903–78, Armenian composer.

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Khachaturian British  

/ xətʃətuˈrjan, ˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊərɪən /

noun

1. Aram Ilich (ˈarəm iljˈjitʃ). 1903–78, Russian composer. His works, which often incorporate Armenian folk tunes, include a piano concerto and the ballets Gayaneh (1942) and Spartacus (1954)

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Example Sentences

At the podium, she led the 50-strong orchestra through works by Austria's Franz Schubert, Finland's Jean Sibelius and the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

‘New Horizons’ Westside Ballet of Santa Monica’s annual spring concert features company members, student dancers and guest artists sharing the stage for a program set to music by Barber, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Strauss II, et al.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022

Speaking from Kansas City, Mo., they talked about their program of cello sonatas by Frank Bridge, Britten, Shostakovich and either Khachaturian or Beethoven, depending on the stop.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

“The BBC would come by and see what’s going on with the student body. I’d written a toccata in the style of Khachaturian, and they said, ‘Oh really?

From The New Yorker • May 3, 2017

"Winter Nights" features the Seattle Violin Virtuosi and Finesterra Piano Trio in a bill including works by Arensky, Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2011