Born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Graduated from Yerevan State Brusov Institute in 1992 with honors and worked there till 2000 as a lecturer and international projects manager.

Internee of Dublin Institute of Technologies, Ireland, TEMPUS/TACIS program in 1996. Through Visiting Artists Program of the British Council had work placements with Jazz Services and LIFT, UK, in 1999.

In 1997 started cooperation with Cadence Music Centre as a project manager and was promoted to the position of General Manager in 2000. From 2000 to 2005 organized several festivals, participated in international conferences and educating programs awarded from OSI AF Armenia, Eurasia Foundation, Felix Meritis Foundation, Kurt Weil Foundation New York and British Council. He is known as an NGO activist and journalist.

In 2002 received a proposal to become a General Manager of the Komitas State Quartet and served till 2011. In 2003 was invited to be a manager of the Armenian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and worked with them till 2005. In 2004 Hover Chamber Choir of Armenia suggested him the position of a General Manager and General Producer since 2011.

Since 2005 he co-organized several festivals, in-bound and out-bound tours; cooperated with

Edinburgh Renaissance University Singers, established international exchange programs with Kultur Aktiv e.V. Germany. Many Armenian artists and groups appeared with concerts to France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, USA, Canada and Greece.

In 2006, Mr. Padaryan was appointed as Country Director for YerazArt, Armenia, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization committed to resolving the challenges of young musical talent in Armenia.

As a producer he is known due to work with Hover Chamber Choir (2 CDs, 2 DVDs), Komitas Quartet (3 CDs), Oaksenham (2CDs), ARTSRUNI (2CDs), YerazArt (4 CDs).

In 2008 he was suggested the position of the Deputy Director with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra and in 2011 he was appointed General Producer for the APO.

In 2009 Mr. Padaryan was the Executive Producer of the World Peace project "Love Each Other". In 2010 he was the coordinator of the Karot Festival.

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