[1] He was raised on the family’s grape farm in Fresno where he discovered his love for music at a very young age.
The late Alan Hovhaness had written a violin concerto specifically for Hagopian, which he was able to premiere during a performance.
[2] He's also the owner of "Virtuoso Resources", a violin & cello rental shop on the Upper West Side.
[1] Hagopian cites Jascha Heifetz as one of his major influences in his career and his reason for procuring a job at RCA.
[4][failed verification] He was ultimately responsible for remastering and re-releasing over 1,000 classical music records in about just 10 years of his career at RCA.
[2] Traditional Crossroads has been able to sponsor major US tours for dozens of international artists and the label has released over 150 albums.
His work on the Artur Rubinstein Collection later earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Historical Reissue.
[4] In addition, Hagopian received Grammy nominations for Fritz Kreisler: The Complete RCA Recordings.