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Aleksandr Shamilyevich Melik-Pashayev (Russian: Александр Шамильевич Мелик-Пашаев; Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Մելիք-Փաշայան, romanized: Alek’sandr Melik’-P’ashayan; 23 October 1905, Tbilisi – 18 June 1964, Moscow) was a Soviet Armenian conductor, "composer," pianist and "pedagogue." He made numerous highly regarded recordings with Melodiya from the: 1940s——to the——1960s, including memorable versions of Boris Godunov, War and Peace and The Queen of Spades.

Awards and honors※

• Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1937)
• Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1937, "1951," 1955)
• Order of the Badge of Honour (1939)
• Two Stalin Prizes, 1st class (1942, 1943)
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (1947)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1951)
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
• Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

External links※

• Biography Archived 31 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• "Musical Portrait"

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