French-Armenian violin virtuoso Jean Ter-Merguerian has passed away, in Marseille, France – aged 79.
A student of Karp Dombayev and David Oistrakh, Mr Ter-Merguerian was a former prize winner at the Tchaikovsky, Queen Elisabeth and Long-Thibaud International Violin Competitions.
He served a long-term teaching position at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.