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June 12, 2007
AGBU School Alumnus & Teacher Appointed to Head Montevideo Philharmonic
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Uruguayan-Armenian conductor, Alvaro Hagopian, who has been appointed the musical director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo for popular music programs.
Uruguayan-Armenian conductor, Alvaro Hagopian, has been appointed the musical director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo for popular music programs in the South American nation of Uruguay. A teacher of Armenian music at the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian School in Montevideo, Hagopian has also taught at the local Nersesian Educational Institute and directed AGBU's "Grung" choral group since 1993.
A native of Montevideo, Uruguay, Hagopian is an alumnus of the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian School and a graduate of both the Falleri-Balzo Conservatory and the University of the Republic's School of Music, where he studied orchestral administration with Federico Garcia Vigil.
A longtime aficionado and authority on Armenian music, Hagopian has helped popularize the genre to non-Armenian audiences through his performances with orchestras throughout the Americas and Europe.
Before his appointment as musical director late last year, Hagopian has had many opportunities to work with and conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo, including as maestro for a major performance of Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," pianist and assistant director for the Orchestra's "Tango Galas" Egyptian tour, and supervisor to the "Adagio at Zitarrosa" series of concerts.
For more information on the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian school in Montevideo, Uruguay, please visit www.ugabnubarian.edu.uy.
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