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Person
Authorized form of name
Armenian, Raffi
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Dates of existence
1942-
History
Raffi Armenian, conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher, was born in Cairo, Egypt June 4, 1942; naturalized Canadian 1971. Armenian joined the teaching staff at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music in 1999 as the Director of Orchestral Activities. He conducted the University of Toronto Chamber Orchestra and the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 2008, he became director of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.
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Related entity
University of Toronto. Symphony Orchestra (1924-present)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1999-2008
Description of relationship
Conductor of the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1999-2008).
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https://viaf.org/viaf/24789761
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OTUFM
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Added July 4, 2022.
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Sources
Betty Nygaard King, Kenneth Winters, "Raffi Armenian" in The Canadian Encyclodeia. Last edited December 15, 2013.