His childhood in Tbilisi, Georgia, was steeped in the music of ashugs (folk singer-poets) and street musicians, which later became the "second conservatoire" for his compositions.
Khachaturian's journey to becoming a "national treasure" was unconventional: aram kachaturian
He didn't begin formal music studies until age 19, having initially moved to Moscow to study biology. His childhood in Tbilisi, Georgia, was steeped in