Mikael Tariverdiev

Mikael Leonovich Tariwerdijew (Russian Микаэл Таривердиев; Armenian Միքայել Թարիվերդիեւ; Georgian მიკაელ ტარივერდიევი; born August 15, 1931 in Tbilisi, † July 25, 1996 in Sochi ) was an Armenian- Georgian Soviet composer.

Mikael Tariwerdijew was born to Armenian parents child in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1953 he went to Moscow, where he 1957 Gnessins Music Institute graduated. He composed over 100 romances and two operas. The best known, however, are his soundtracks for Soviet films.

He became known among other things, the music for the hit television series 17 Moments of Spring ( Семнадцать мгновений весны, 1973) about a Soviet spy who was an SS Standartenführer Max Otto von Stierlitz in Nazi Germany in use.

His songs, such as for the movies Irony of Fate and The Apprentice Medicus, achieved great popularity in the Soviet Union and were included in the general song treasure.

Tariwerdijew received numerous awards, including the USSR State Prize (1977) and the Prize of the American Academy of Music ( 1975). In 1986 he was awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR.

The price of the best music of the film festival in Sochi Kinotawr is named after Tariwerdijew.