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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 1978
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Maro Ajemian (July 9, 1921 – September 18, 1978) was an American pianist. Ajemian's career in contemporary music got its impetus from her Armenian heritage; she became known as a contemporary pianist after performing the U.S. premiere of Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, which she chose to play based on the fact that Khachaturian was Armenian. Ajemian studied at the Juilliard School of Music On March 14, 1942, she gave the American premiere of <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Maro+Ajemian">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lausanne
- Place of death
- Houston
- Sibling
- Anahid Ajemian
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- Armenian
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Maro Ajemian in late 1950s.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1924-07-09
- date of death
- 1978-09-18
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