Khachaturian

This film is about the life of a composer creating in the darkness of a tragic era. As we will see, like most Soviet citizens, Khachaturian hid a complex private life behind a mask of Communist loyalty. Khachaturian was the President of the powerful Composer’s Union of the Soviet Union, and as a communist party functionary wielded great influence over the course of Russian music. However, he was also a comrade and personal friend to the dissident composers of the time – Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and others. This documentary shows the fine line a man had to tread between being a loyal party functionary on the one hand, and a fighter for artistic freedom on the other. Associate Producer: Zareh Tjeknavorian, Written by Bill van Horn and Solomon Volkov. Edited by Aaron Kuhn, Executive Producers: Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Dora Serviarian-Kuhn.