Khachaturian

American  

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

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

And the Beethoven is there because some presenters think he is easier to promote than Khachaturian?

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

He will play the rarely heard Khachaturian Piano Concerto, in a concert lineup that also includes the colorful “Pictures at an Exhibition” of Mussorgsky.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2018

“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