Berj Zamkochian

Berj Zamkochian

Berj Zambochian (born April 20, 1929 in Boston; died February 23, 2004 in Boston) was an American organist of Armenian descent. He was one of the most famous organists of the last century. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and eventually joined the faculty. In 1957, at the age of 27, he was appointed organist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra. His recordings of Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony and Poulenc's Organ Concerto with Charles Münch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra are widely regarded as classics. He performed for six American presidents, the Pope, the British Royal Family and the Imperial Family of Japan. He also performed at the funeral service for John F. Kennedy.

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