Pasadena audience to experience kanun concertoMarch 11, 2011 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 12, George Stelluto will lead the Pasadena Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. The audience will also experience the enchanting beauty of Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream plus a spectacular kanun concerto by Armenian master Khachatur Avetisyan played by Karine Hovhannisyan. Hovhannisyan is regarded as the foremost kanun player of her generation. She studied with the legendary composer and kanunist Khachatur Avetisyan, whose most important works for the kanun include the virtuosic concerto for kanun and orchestra recorded with the Armenian Opera Orchestra, Asbarez reported Kanun is a 72-string Middle Eastern lap harp, a descendant of the old Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |