Martin Shahen Yeritsyan (, 31 January 1932 – 20 February 2022) was an Armenian violinist, maker of musical instruments,

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and

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. Professor of the

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan (), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college of music located in Yerevan, Armenia. The institute was founded in 1921 as a music st ...

Biography

Son of Shahen Yeritsyan, the founder of

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in Armenia, Martin was born in

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, Armenia. He graduated from the

and soon entered the Armenian Philharmonic Quartet as a second violinist. In 1969, as a member of the quartet, he participated in the

Queen Elisabeth Competition The Queen Elisabeth Competition (, ) is an international competition for career-starting musicians held in City of Brussels, Brussels. The competition is named after Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (1876–1 ...

in Brussels. He toured in France, Italy, Russia and other countries. He taught at the chair of the quartet of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (professor). In 1985 he left for Czechoslovakia, where he worked with the famous winemaker Vladimir Pilarji in his workshop. Yeritsyan made many different stringed musical instruments, mainly focusing on violins. He wrote in Latin inside the musical instruments: "Martin Yeritsyan, son of Shahen", also indicates "Made in Yerevan" and the year of manufacture. He died on 20 February 2022, at the age of 90.

Awards

Yeritsyan received many awards and diplomas, including: *Prize of the Stradivarius International Competition in Italy, 1980 *Medal for Merit, 2020

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