Vazgen Muradian (October 17, 1921 - February 18, 2018)[1] was an Armenian-American neo-classicist composer known for having written concerti for every instrument in the orchestra.
[6] Born in Ashtarak, Armenia,[7] Muradian was drafted into the Soviet Army during World War II and saw action against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.
In 1950 he left Italy for to the United States, where he resided until his death in 2018 and where he wrote all of his major musical compositions.
[10] The Guide to the Tuba repertoire, published by Indiana University Press and edited by R. Winston Morris refers to his "Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, Opus 85" as ...."A melodic neo-romantic work which takes the soloist through much of their range in a mostly diatonic fashion.
The music contains passion reminiscent of the composer's homeland"...[11] Vazgen Muradian resided in New York City until his death in February 2018.