Person Open DS/UK/3166 Parikian; Manoug (1920-1987); British concert violinist Parikian Manoug 1920-1987 British concert violinist Male

Manoug Parikian (15 September 1920 – 24 December 1987) was a British concert violinist and violin professor of Armenian descent. Parikian was born in Mersin, Turkey. He studied in London, made his solo début in 1947 and led several orchestras - the Liverpool Philharmonic, London's Philharmonia Orchestra from 1949 to 1957, the Yorkshire Sinfonia from 1976 to 1978 - and was musical director of the Manchester Camerata from 1980 to 1984. 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 No. 2,, Alexander Goehr's Violin Concerto (1961-62)] and Hugh Wood's Violin Concerto. Benjamin Britten also composed for Parikian a cadenza to Mozart's Adagio for Violin and Orchestra, K261. Parikian died in Oxford in 1987, aged 67. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 11/21/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 46340b8b-0b1d-43dc-add1-46ad29464477