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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.


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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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

“Spartacus,” a Bolshoi staple about a Roman slave rebellion, is also set to music by Khachaturian.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

‘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

Jon Khachaturian, an independent casting his ballot in the New Orleans area during the early voting period, chose Rispone.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2019

“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

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