Overview
- Oganezov died on December 13, 2025 at age 84, according to a family announcement.
- A panikhida is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on December 16 at Ballard-Durand Funeral Home in White Plains, followed by burial at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
- The family said he passed away after a prolonged oncological illness.
- A fixture of Soviet and Russian musical life, he gained renown as an accompanist and concertmaster with Rosconcert, collaborated with stars including Valentina Tolkunova and Iosif Kobzon, and received the title People's Artist of Russia in 2010.
- In recent years he lived in the United States, served on the Sozvezdie festival jury in 2024, and gave a well-received solo concert in Washington shortly before his death, organizers said.