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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
AGBU School Alumnus & Teacher Appointed to Head Montevideo Philharmonic
Uruguayan-Armenian conductor, Alvaro Hagopian, has been appointed the
musical director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo for
popular music programs in the South American nation of Uruguay. A
teacher of Armenian music at the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian School in
Montevideo, Hagopian has also taught at the local Nersesian
Educational Institute and directed AGBU’s "Grung" choral group since
1993.
A native of Montevideo, Uruguay, Hagopian is an alumnus of the AGBU
Nubarian-Manoogian School and a graduate of both the Falleri-Balzo
Conservatory and the University of the Republic’s School of Music,
where he studied orchestral administration with Federico Garcia Vigil.
A longtime aficionado and authority on Armenian music, Hagopian has
helped popularize the genre to non-Armenian audiences through his
performances with orchestras throughout the Americas and Europe.
Before his appointment as musical director late last year, Hagopian
has had many opportunities to work with and conduct the Philharmonic
Orchestra of Montevideo, including as maestro for a major performance
of Mozart’s opera "The Magic Flute," pianist and assistant director
for the Orchestra’s "Tango Galas" Egyptian tour, and supervisor to the
"Adagio at Zitarrosa" series of concerts.
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