Glakho Zakaryan

Glakho Zakaryan (Գլախո Զաքարյան, გლახო ზახაროვი, April 26, 1905 – February 28, 1992) was an Armenian singer. He was an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967) and an Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1985).

Biography
Since 1926 Glakho Zakaryan was soloist of the Georgian Philharmonic. He performed the songs of Armenian ashiks, mainly Sayat-Nova (Zakaryan's performance of the song "Dun en glkhen imastoun iss..." ("You are wise since then") is heard in the Armenian TV movie "Sayat-Nova", 1960). In 1934, as part of the "Mountain Eagles" joint multinational ensemble, he performed on tour in many cities of the USSR. In 1939, he participated in the ten-day exhibition of Georgian art and literature in Moscow, in 1943–1945, he led the group of duduk players in the Georgian Song-Dance Ensemble. He gave concerts in Yerevan, Moscow, Leningrad, Vladivostok, and Central Asian cities.

One of the streets of Tbilisi is named after Zakaryan.

Honours

 * Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967),
 * Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1985),
 * Zakaryan was recognized as the best performer in the competition dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Sayat-Nova's birth in Yerevan.