Levon Oganezov

Levon Sarkisovich Oganezov (Russian: Лево́н Сарки́сович Оганезов; 25 December 1940 – 13 December 2025) was a Russian musician, composer and actor.

Life and career

Oganezov was born in Moscow on 25 December 1940. His father, Sarkis Artemovich Oganezov, was a shoemaker, and his mother Mariam Sergeevna Oganezova (nee Karumova), was a housewife.[1] He was the sixth child in the family; According to him, he was born because of the ban on abortion that came into force in 1936.[2] He grew up in a Georgian speaking household, and also understood Armenian.[3][4]

He began his stage career as a child, and according to family legend, one of the concerts where he performed as a child was attended by Joseph Stalin.[5] He graduated from the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music College, then in 1967 from the Moscow Conservatory in piano class.[6] At the age of 18, he replaced Naum Walter at a concert in the Column Hall, where he accompanied tenor Mikhail Alexandrovich.[3]

He was a co-host of the television programs "White Parrot Club", "Fuss Around the Piano", "Good Evening with Igor Ugolnikov" (1997) and "Life is Beautiful".[7]

On 18 March 1993, he was named an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.[8] On 25 December 2010, he was awarded the People's Artist of the Russian Federation.[9]

Oganezov died in New York City on 13 December 2025, at the age of 84.[10]

References

  1. ^ Откройте, Давид! (2024-01-23). Левон Оганезов — об истории эстрады, культурной памяти и современной музыке. Retrieved 2025-12-15 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "«Не стоило труда покорять женские сердца»: умер композитор Левон Оганезов". URA.RU (in Russian). 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ a b Сергей Сидоров, Александр Котов. "Биография Левона Оганезова". oganezov.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ Ципелев, Даниил (2025-12-15). "Как мальчик из Перово покорил весь мир: жизнь и творчество Левона Оганезова". Пятый канал (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ^ "Левон Саркисович Оганезов. Биографическая справка". РИА Новости (in Russian). 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  6. ^ Уварова Е. Д. (2004). Эстрада в России. XX век. Энциклопедия. Олма-Пресс. ISBN 5-224-04462-6.
  7. ^ "Умер пианист и композитор Левон Оганезов". AiF (in Russian). 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18 марта 1993 № 363". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25 декабря 2010 № 1608". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  10. ^ "Умер пианист и композитор Левон Оганезов". m24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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