| Intro | Russian conductor |
| Was |
Musician Educator Conductor Composer Music educator Pianist |
| From |
Armenia Russia |
| Type |
Academia Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 October 1905, Tbilisi |
| Death |
18 June 1964, Moscow (aged 58 years) |
Alexander Shamil’evich Melik-Pashayev (Russian: Александр Шамильевич Мелик-Пашаев, 23 October 1905, Tbilisi – 18 June 1964) was a Soviet-Armenian conductor. He made numerous highly regarded recordings with Melodiya in the 1940s and 1950s including memorable versions of Boris Godunov and The Queen of Spades.