Hans Swarowsky
Khanjian was born in the family of Hakob Khanjian and Tatevik Sazandaryan. He finished the piano department of Yerevan State Conservatory, then entered to conduction department of the same conservatory. Then he studied Hans Swarowsky in the Vienna Music Academy. From 1974 to 1981 he was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.