Manoug Parikian [SEP] date of birth
Manoug Parikian
Manoug Parikian (15 September 1920 - 24 December 1987) was a British concert violinist and violin professor.
Early life.
Parikian was born in Mersin to Armenian parents. He studied in London.
Career.
Parikian made his solo début in 1947 and led several orchestras - the Liverpool Philharmonic (1947–48), London's Philharmonia Orchestra (1949–57), the Yorkshire Sinfonia from 1976 to 1978 - and was musical director of the Manchester Camerata from 1980 to 1984. He also led the English Opera
violinists Manoug Parikian and Charles Treger, Pittsburgh Symphony principal flautist Bernard Z. Goldberg and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. The Pittsburgh Symphony was one of the last American orchestras to perform in Iran to date.
1973 Tour of Japan, Alaska, and Oregon
William Steinberg and Associate Conductor Donald Johanos conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on its 1973 tour of Japan, Alaska and Oregon from April 7 to 26. While in Japan, the orchestra participated in the 1973 Osaka Music Festival and also performed in Tokyo, Nagoya and Yahata.