Ruben Aharonyan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruben Aharonyan

Armenian musician

Date of Birth: 24-May-1947

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Profession: violinist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Russia, Armenia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ruben Mikaeli Aharonian or Aharonyan (Armenian: ?????? ?????????; born 1947, Riga, Latvia) is an Armenian classical violinist.
He has won second prize at the Enescu Competition in Bucharest and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1974, second prize).
He is a Professor at Yerevan State Conservatory and the 1st violinist of the Borodin Quartet since 1996. Aharonyan studied at the Moscow State Conservatory with Professor Yuri Yankelevich, and afterwards became a student of Leonid Kogan.
In 1982 Aharonyan became the artistic director of National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia.
He has toured throughout Europe, North and South America.