Pietrodarchi doesn’t mind cooperation with Armenian composersMarch 11, 2011 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Youth State Orchestra of Armenia (YSOA) and Italian virtuoso accordion player Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi gave a concert in Yerevan on March 10 to mark the 90th birth anniversary of legendary Astor Piazzolla. The concert also featured works by Robert Molinelli and Antonella Barbarossa. “This is my fourth concert in Armenia and the second joint project with the Youth State Orchestra of Armenia. This time I wanted to presented a piece of Italy to the Armenian audience. I will also be happy to cooperate with an Armenian composer,” Pietrodarchi told a news conference in Yerevan. “I would like to thank Molinelli and Pietrodarchi for this opportunity. I am proud that our orchestra was a part of the world premiere,” YSOA conductor Sergey Smbatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |