Ohan Dourian-100 - 1,000 dram 2022
Identifier
Modern Silver Commemorative - 255
Reference Description
Ohan Dourian (Ohanes Khachaturyan, 1922-2011) is a renowned Armenian conductor, composer, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967).
Born in Jerusalem, he received musical education at the Jerusalem Conservatory, and refined his conducting skills in Paris and Vienna.
In 1957-1974, as well as 1991-1994, he was the conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia, the artistic director of the Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra, the chief conductor of the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Spendiaryan.
His creative activity expanded beyond Armenia. From 1962 to 1969 he directed the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Opera Orchestra in Leipzig, and from 1987 to 1990 he was the musical director of the Avignon Opera House.
Ohan Dourian performed with more than 110 orchestras of the world, including the Vienna Opera, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Moscow Symphony Orchestras.
Maestro Dourian captivated and enchanted the audience with his "talking" hands, not using a score and a conductor's stick. He wrote the "Ode to My Homeland" (lyrics by A. Isahakyan, 1945), 4 pastorals for chamber orchestra (1952-1953), Oratorio on the compositions by Komitas (1955), 2 “Komitasakan” suites for symphony orchestra (1962, 1971), created the "Universalism" music system (1975).
Dourian was awarded "Movses Khorenatsi" Medal (1996) and "St. Mesrop Mashtots" Order (1997). In 1998, he was honored with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.
Obverse: excerpt from "Universalism" by Ohan Dourian and his signature.
Reverse: portrait of Ohan Dourian and his "talking" hands.
Designer: Vardan Vardanyan.
The coin is minted in the Mint of Poland.
Born in Jerusalem, he received musical education at the Jerusalem Conservatory, and refined his conducting skills in Paris and Vienna.
In 1957-1974, as well as 1991-1994, he was the conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia, the artistic director of the Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra, the chief conductor of the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Spendiaryan.
His creative activity expanded beyond Armenia. From 1962 to 1969 he directed the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Opera Orchestra in Leipzig, and from 1987 to 1990 he was the musical director of the Avignon Opera House.
Ohan Dourian performed with more than 110 orchestras of the world, including the Vienna Opera, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Moscow Symphony Orchestras.
Maestro Dourian captivated and enchanted the audience with his "talking" hands, not using a score and a conductor's stick. He wrote the "Ode to My Homeland" (lyrics by A. Isahakyan, 1945), 4 pastorals for chamber orchestra (1952-1953), Oratorio on the compositions by Komitas (1955), 2 “Komitasakan” suites for symphony orchestra (1962, 1971), created the "Universalism" music system (1975).
Dourian was awarded "Movses Khorenatsi" Medal (1996) and "St. Mesrop Mashtots" Order (1997). In 1998, he was honored with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.
Obverse: excerpt from "Universalism" by Ohan Dourian and his signature.
Reverse: portrait of Ohan Dourian and his "talking" hands.
Designer: Vardan Vardanyan.
The coin is minted in the Mint of Poland.
Specifications
Denomination: 1,000 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 33.6g
Diameter: 40mm
Mintage: 200 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 33.6g
Diameter: 40mm
Mintage: 200 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
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Citation
“Ohan Dourian-100 - 1,000 dram 2022,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 22, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/1213.