For the former he was named a People's Artist of the Russian SFSR in 1975.
In 1960 he was appointed lead conductor of the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, and he moved the following year to the Cinematographical State Symphony, which he led until 1979.
From 1986 until his death in 2000, he led the Armenian Radio Symphony and the Yerevan Chamber Orchestra.
[1] He was also active in Yerevan as a professor in the national conservatory.
[2] He created and led the Aram Khachaturian Association with his niece Leily until his death.