The Movses Khorenatsi Medal () is

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's highest cultural award. It is presented by the

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to people who have significantly contributed to the advancement of

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. Artist Richard Jeranian received the medal in 2011 and pianist

Şahan Arzruni Şahan Arzruni (; born 8 June 1943) is a New York–based Armenian-American classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer. Early life and education Arzruni (also transliterated as Artsruni), whose family name bel ...

received it in 2015.

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia 1993 establishments in Armenia Awards established in 1993 {{ODM-stub