Out of the war torn Middle East comes a maestro who is famous there and in the west with his exceptional musical talent. Here is a man who has committed his lifetime to the creating and performance of music.

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#		Title	Length	Sample
1		L. Van Beethoven, Sonata No. 1. Op. 2 No. 1	14:26
2		L. Van Beethoven, Sonata No. 17 Op. 31 No 2	17:54
3		L. Van Beethoven. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57	25:44
4		L. Van Beethoven, Sonata No. 14. Op. 27, No. 2	12:56
5		J. Brahms, Sonata No. 2 Op. 2	20:58
6		Busoni-Bach, Toccata and Fugue in d minor	7:39
7		Khachaturian-Setrakian, Sabre Dance	3:07
8		F. Liszt, La Campanella	5:01
9		F. Liszt, Concert Etude No. 3	5:12
10		R. Schumann, Kriesleriana, Op. 16	26:07

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Setrak A. Setrakian

Lebanese Composer and Pianist

Music Education: 1950-1960 Studied piano, solfege, theory and harmony with Professor Ernest Chouha in "Ernest Chouha" Music College in Aleppo, Syria.

* 1961-1962 Studied piano and harmony with Professor T. Succar, Mrs. Turkiyeh and Professor Michel Tcheskinov in the National Conservatoire of Lebanon.
* 1962-1964 Studied in the National Conservatoire of Damascus, Syria, harmony and composition with Professor Sergey Schydril.
* 1964-1965 Studied piano and composition with Professor Gunther Kohl in Jerusalem.
* 1966-1970 Gave piano lessons of piano and harmony in Aleppo and Damascus.
* 1971-1972 Invited to "Komitas" Conservatoire of Yerevan, Armenia to specialize with the following professors:

1) Etvart Mirzoyan Composition
2) Etvart Baghdasarian Harmony
3) Krikor Hakhinian Polyphony
4) Kevork Armenian Orchestration
5) Elenora Atamian Piano
6) Aved Derderian Opera Composition

* 1974-1978 Professor of piano in College Mont la Salle, Ain Saadeh.
* 1978-1980 Professor of piano in College des Apotre, Jounieh.
* 1980-1985 Professor of piano in Beirut, Lebanon. (personal lessons)
* 1985-1988 Professor of piano and music in the Armenian Theological Seminary of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.
* 1986-1987 Professor of piano and harmony at P. Ganatchian Music College, Beirut.
* 1987-1999 Director and professor of piano, harmony, composition, and music analyzing in P. Ganatchian Music College, Beirut.

N.B. Awarded the medal of honor St. "MESROB MACHDOTZ", by Catholicosate KAREKINE II.