Background
Parikian was born in Mersin, Turkey.
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Manoug Parikian
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He studied in London, made his solo début in 1947 and led several orchestras - the Liverpool Philharmonic (1947-1948), London"s Philharmonia Orchestra (1949-1957), the Yorkshire Sinfonia from 1976 to 1978 - and was musical director of the Manchester Camerata from 1980 to 1984.
Career
He also led the English Opera Group Orchestra between 1949 and 1951, and participated in various Aldeburgh Festival concerts as a chamber musician as well as in opera productions. He was an admired teacher at the Royal Academy of Music. He also championed contemporary composers, many of whom wrote works for him: examples include Thea Musgrave"s Colloquy (1960), Gordon Crosse"s Violin Concerto Number.
2, Alexander Goehr"s Violin Concerto (1961-1962) and Hugh Wood"s Violin Concerto.
Benjamin Britten also composed for Parikian a cadenza to Mozart"s Adagio for Violin and Orchestra K261 in 1951. Parikian died in Oxford in 1987, aged 67.
