Alexander Spendiaryan

Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiarov (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Ստեփանոսի Սպենդիարյան, romanized: Alek’sandr Step’anosi Spendiaryan, 1 November 1871, Kakhovka, Russian Empire – 7 May 1928, Yerevan, Armenia) was a Russian composer and conductor of Armenian descent. He is considered the founder of Armenian national symphonic music.