  Yerevan Perspectives Festival to host 15 world famous musicians March 16, 2011 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In September, Yerevan will launch the 5th annual Yerevan Perspectives Festival, the art director and chief conductor at Armenia’s State Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) stated. As Eduard Topchjan told a news conference in Yerevan, the festival will feature joint performance of the SPO with 15 world-famous soloists, including German violinist Julia Fischer, Russian concert pianist Konstantin Lifschitz, French clarinettist Paul Meyer. The SPO is celebrating its 85th jubilee in 2011. In 2010-2011, the Orchestra gave 35 concerts in Yerevan, also touring over Germany and Slovakia. For the second consecutive year, the Orchestra is sponsored by VivaCell-MTS company.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
