Mikael Tariverdiev

Mikael Tariverdiev
Микаэл Таривердиев
Background information
Also known asMikayel Levoni Tariverdian
Born(1931-08-15)August 15, 1931
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJuly 25, 1996(1996-07-25) (aged 64)
Sochi, Russia
GenresFilm, opera, romance
OccupationComposer
Instrument(s)Organ, piano

Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev (15 August 1931 – 25 July 1996, also Mikayel Levoni Tariverdian) was a prominent Soviet composer of Armenian descent. He headed the Composers' Guild of the Soviet Cinematographers' Union from its inception and is most famous for his movie scores, primarily the score to Seventeen Moments of Spring.