Hagopian is the son of Armenian-American oud virtuoso Richard Hagopian . His paternal grandparents fled the Armenian Genocide and settled in California . He was raised on the family ’s grape farm in Fresno where he discovered his love for music at a very young age . He was playing the drum along with his father at the age of 4 and continued his interest in music until he found his passion in violin playing at just 5 years old . Hagopian graduated from The Juilliard School in 1988 with a B.M. in classical violin
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Harold Hagopian