Artin Poturlyan

Artin Poturlyan
Native name Артин Потурлян
Born (1943-05-04) May 4, 1943
Harmanli, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgarian
Alma mater State Academy of Music, Sofia
Occupation Composer
Notable work See list of works
Style Contemporary classical

Artin Poturlyan [ar̩ˈtiŋ poturˈʎiɐn] or Potourlian Bulgarian: Артин Потурлян (born May 4, 1943 in Harmanli, Bulgaria) is an Armenian-Bulgarian composer and pedagogue.

Education

He graduated from the State Academy of Music, Sofia in 1967 with a speciality in Musical Pedagogy and studied composition under Professor Pencho Stoyanov and Professor Pancho Vladigerov. From 1969 to 1974 Poturlyan studied composition at the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, Armenia under Professor Lazar Sarian.

Career

He worked as a music editor at Bulgarian National Television from 1967 to 1969 and as a lecturer at the National Music School "Lyubomir Pipkov" in Sofia from 1974 to 1977. Since 1990 he has been teaching polyphony at the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music; in 2005 he was promoted professor.

His works have been performed in Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Austria, France, Germany, Slovakia, and Italy. Bulgarian music festival appearances include New Bulgarian Music, Varna Summer Festival, Musica Nova, Holland-Bulgarian Music Festival, and the Festival of American and Bulgarian Music.

Awards

He was awarded the prize of Union of Bulgarian Composers in 1983 and 1989. In 1985 he won first prize at the Winter Music Evenings Competition in Pazardzhik.

Works

For two pianos

For piano

For organ

Bibliography

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