Background
Galamian, Ivan Alexander was born on January 23, 1903 in Tabriz, Persia. Son of Alexander J. and Sarah (Khounoutz) Galamian.
Galamian, Ivan Alexander was born on January 23, 1903 in Tabriz, Persia. Son of Alexander J. and Sarah (Khounoutz) Galamian.
Graduate Philharmonic School, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1923. Doctor of Music, Curtis Institute, 1954, Cleveland Institute Music, 1968. Honorary degree Oberlin College, 1966.
Came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1944.
Member violin faculty Russian Conservatory, Paris, France, 1925-1939, Ecole Normale de Masique, Paris, 1936-1939, Curtis Institute Music, from 1944, Julliard School Music, New York City, from 1946. Member Royal Academy Music.
Married Judith Johnson, November 22, 1941.