Maro Ajemian music during the 1940s, presenting annual concerts in such high-profile venues as Town Hall. These concerts were well reviewed by such critics as Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson, and Olin Downes, and served to launch Hovhaness into the national spotlight. She died of heart valve failure at the age of 57. Maro Ajemian Maro Ajemian (July 9, 1921 – September 18, 1978) was an American pianist. Ajemian's career in contemporary music grew from her Armenian heritage. She became known as a contemporary pianist after performing the U.S. premiere of Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, which she chose to play based on their
Maro Sargsyan Maro Sargsyan Maro Sargsyan (; born November 29, 1973, Yerevan), is an Armenian artist. In 1988–1992 Sargsyan studied at the Department of Painting and Graphic Arts at State College of Fine Arts of Armenia, named after Panos Terlemezyan. In 1993–1999 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, at the chair of Painting. In 2012–13 studied at CSDCA. Member of the Artists' Union of Armenia since 2001, She was a member of the Designers' Union of Armenia; International Association of Designers since 2002, member of Paris union of artists "les seize anges" since 2014. Father: Zenon Sargsyan, mother: Armenian