David Haladjian

One of the best-known modern composers of Armenia, David combines melody and sound in the language of his home country while utilizing the means of expression of contemporary music.

In 1985, he became a member of the Composers Union of the USSR. He worked for the State TV and Radio of Armenia and from 1987 to 1991 he was the conductor of the Yerevan Conservatory Choir. In 1991, he went to Switzerland, where he studied computer music at the Music Academy in Basel and at the Musikhochschule Zurich. David composed the score for the major motion picture “LORIK”, which won the Narrative Feature Grand Prize at the Socially Relevant™ Film Festival (2020) in New York City.

Today, David composes, conducts and teaches in Switzerland. His compositions have been performed at concerts and music festivals in Armenia, Germany, France, Spain, Holland, Italy, Israel, USA, Japan, Latvia, Russia and Switzerland.