AramKhachaturian completed the Violin Concerto in D-minor in 1940. He was, at the time, vice-president of the Union of Societ Composers, a union that included Porkofiev and Shostokvich. Though Khachaturian's style was more conservative than his contemporaries, he nonetheless enjoyed their respect.
Afternoon Classical 05.21.15
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/efed298/2147483647/strip/true/crop/681x349+0+0/resize/880x451!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwit%2Ffiles%2F201505%2Faram-khachaturian_c_jpg_681x349_crop_upscale_q95.jpg)