Researchers
Musicologist, PhD in Art Studies,
Associate Professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas, Director of the Komitas Museum-Institute
Lusine Sahakyan completed postgraduate studies in Musicology in 2000 and defended a dissertation, titled "Komitas Studies in Armenian Musicology," in 2007. Teaching experience includes the Kasakh Children's Music School in the Nairi district (1988–1990) and the R. Melikyan Music College in Yerevan (1991–1992). Sahakyan served as Assistant at the Department of Music History at the Conservatory (1993), and subsequently as Lecturer at the same department. From September 2014 to 2025, Sahakyan served as Head of the Department of Music History at the Yerevan State Conservatory. Scholarly papers have been presented in the USA (Los Angeles), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), Lithuania (Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Russia (Moscow), and Austria (Vienna). The author of three monographs and over fifty scientific articles, Sahakyan has publications in the international scientific databases Scopus and Web of Science. Since 2025, Sahakyan has been appointed Director of the Komitas Museum-Institute.
Monographs
- Komitas Studies in Armenian Musicology, ed.: A. Saryan, Y., 2010, "Tigran Mets" Publishing House, 168 pages.
- Komitas Vardapet: Collection of Articles, Advisor: T. Mansuryan, Y., 2019, "Tigran Mets" Publishing House, 308 pages.
- Robert Atayan, ed.: G. Gasparyan, Y., Author's Publishing House, 2021, 352 pages.
Articles
- Nerses Shnorhali and Komitas Vardapet // Banber Matenadarani (Herald Of The Matenadaran) 36, Yerevan, 2023, pp. 139–155.
- Newly Discovered Materials from the Biography of Komitas Vardapet // Handes Amsorya, Vienna, 2023, N 1-2, (January–December), pp. 401–418.
- Observations on the Relations between Komitas Vardapet and the Armenian Apostolic Church // Patma-Banasirakan Handes (Historico-philological journal), Yerevan, 2021, N 3, pp. 121–133.
- Komitas Vardapet and Russian Culture // Yearbook of the Komitas Museum-Institute, Komitas and Medieval Musical Culture, ed. T. Shakhkulyan, Yerevan, Komitas Museum-Institute Press, pp. 36–59.
- Goghtan Singers: Komitas Vardapet and Aram Khachaturian // Lraber Hasarakakan Gitutyunneri (Herald of Social Sciences), 1 (655), Yerevan, 2019, pp. 264–274.