Vartan Melkonian's guest appearances

Vartan Melkonian

HARDtalk

Sam Harris

Jordan Peterson

Steven Pinker

Donald Trump

Michael Sheen

Bassem Youssef

Yanis Varoufakis

Malcolm Gladwell

Jared Diamond

George Takei

Michael Mann

Bill Richardson

Bryan Stevenson

Abdullah Alaoudh

Bobby Duffy

OwlTail

Sir Vartan Melkonian began his life as an Armenian refugee in Lebanon, spending his early years in an orphanage outside Beirut, followed by living rough on the streets for many years. He is now a renowned musician, conductor and composer. Zeinab Badawi hears his remarkable story.

Sir Vartan Melkonian: From Beirut street child to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra