Anahit Tsitsikian is an extraordinary creative person - violinist, pedagogue, journalist, researcher and expert. Her image is combined with bright talent, creative outburst, high intellect, strong motivation, diligence, deep and delicate spirituality.

Tsitsikian's creative path stood out with its fruitfulness and productivity. She has given a huge number of concerts, tours, articles, numerous lectures, speeches at international conferences, also being an innovator in many fields of art.

Anahit Tsitsikian has dedicated most of her life to the violin. The first internationally renowned Armenian female violinist has appeared hundreds of times, and each time the sound of her instrument found its way to the hearts of the audience. A. Tsitsikian has toured in many countries, performed in front of remote rural clubs, large auditoriums, amateurs and professionals. She has played an extensive repertoire of Western European classical music, but in her mature career she has always tried to emphasize the works of European masters that have not been performed in Armenia before. In addition, she considered the promotion of national music to be her main mission, and the works of Armenian composers have always been at the top of her repertoire. She has made numerous stock recordings on the radio, releasing her first CD with Armenian violin music.

Along with executive activities A. Tsitsikian did enlightenment work. During her concerts, she told colorful stories about music, composers, performers, and the history of culture. Classical music was popular in front of the most diverse audiences. She spoke and played for children and adults, told a vivid and colorful stories about the musical culture of Armenia in schools, universities, museums, embassies, for the guests of the republic ... Her words were heard on radio and television, in many concerts both in the country and abroad. She introduced a new genre of concert-lecture in Armenia - "The Players Tell Stories", during the performance evenings the violinist played the role of both performer and narrator.

As a musicologist-scientist, she is the author of numerous articles on the history of Armenian performing arts and instrumentation. Years of painstaking search led to the renaissance of an entire gallery of the names of forgotten musicians. A dissertation was defended on this topic, and later a book was published.

More than 40 years A. Tsitsikian was a lecturer at the Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas (professor since 1982). She introduced new subjects at the Faculty of Orchestra - "Pedagogical Practice", "History of Archery", as well as developed a new course - "History of Armenian Performing Arts". Many of her lectures were prepared during her research career.

Among the scientific interests of the violinist is the history of the origin of musical instruments. She studied and published one of the earliest depictions of a pre-violin instrument in the world. Many years of research have led to the discovery of new stories. Due to these developments and new discoveries A. Tsitsikian contributed to the establishment of a new direction in Armenia - musical archeology. She has aroused great interest in the history and art of Armenia through several foreign reports. Fluent in Russian, Armenian, English, French, German, she spoke at international conferences and events without a translator.

Anahit Tsitsikian is the author of journalistic articles and has written about past and present-day performers. She is the author of a large number of reviews of touring musicians, in which not only professionalism was expressed, but also a deep spirit, which did not spare worthy words for the praise of fellow violinists.

Violinist A. Tsitsikian's image will not be complete if it is not mentioned what a wonderful daughter, mother, woman and patriot she was. Born far from Armenia, she returned to her historical motherland with a heartbeat, it was her devotion. Anahit Tsitsikian was the "musical ambassador" of her country abroad, glorifying the Homeland with her words, pen and bow.

Anahit Tsitsikian is an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR.

As a music and public figure, she was a member of:

• Diaspora Committee under the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR (1963),
• Armenian Society for Cultural Relations Abroad (1964),
• Union of Journalists of Armenia (1969),
• USSR Women's Committee (1970),
• Armenian Theatrical Society (AAC) (1971),
• Union of Composers of Armenia (1973),
• USSR Music Fund (1973),
• Council on the Complex Problem of the History of World Culture of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1984),
• International Council of Traditional Music under the auspices of UNESCO - Study Group on Music Archeology of the ICTM for UNESCO (1988).