1935-1993 US, Beirut
Conductor of Classical and Soundtrack
Varujan Kojian (1935 – 1993) was an American conductor from Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and by 1956 joined Los Angeles Philharmonic where he became an assistant concertmaster. He began his job as a conductor in Vienna in mid '60s. From 1973 to 1980 he was the guest conductor at the Royal Opera in Stockholm and during the same years was also working as an associate conductor for the Seattle Symphony. From 1981 to 1984 he was a director of the Utah Symphony and a year later became a member of the Santa Barbara Symphony of which he became a director of before he died at the age of 57 on March 10, 1993.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Symphony #2 "Dante" | Franz Liszt, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 2006 | Album |
Polonia Overture - Rule Britannia - American Centennial March - Imperial March | Richard Wagner - Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian | 2001 | Album |
Richard Yardumian, Armenian Suite, Symphony No. 2 | Richard Yardumian, Lili Chookasian, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1990 | Album |
Symphony No.2, "Tragic" Overture | Johannes Brahms, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
Johannes Brahms: Symphony N. 2 / Tragic Overture | The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Enrique Batiz / Utah Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Varujan Kojian - Johannes Brahms | 1987 | Album |
TV And Movie Classics | Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Takako Nishizaki, Henry Shek, Varujan Kojian, Kenneth Jean | 1984 | Album |
Symphony No, 2 "Dante" | Franz Liszt - Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (Original Motion Picture Score) | Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Utah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Varujan Kojian | 1983 | Album |
The Star Wars Trilogy | John Williams, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
Everlasting Love | Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian | 1983 | Album |
The Star Wars Trilogy | John Williams, Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
American Centennial March (Grosser Festmarsch) / Polonia (Overture) / Rule Britannia (Overture) / Imperial March (Kaisermarsch) | Richard Wagner - Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian | 1983 | Album |
Armenian Suite / Symphony No. 2 "Psalms" | Richard Yardumian / Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Lili Chookasian | 1982 | Album |
Symphonie Fantastique | Hector Berlioz – Varujan Kojian, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1982 | Album |