  Ralph Yirikian: classical music is a refuge from stress April 29, 2011 - 10:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS is the sponsor of the 7th National Gallery International Music Festival which kicked off at the National Gallery of Armenia. The major aim of the festival is to present pieces of Armenian and world classical music performed by talented Armenian and foreign musicians and bands, both renowned and unknown in Armenia, to the music loving public. The program of the festival includes the appearance of Alexander Brusilovski, violin (France), Svetlana Navasardyan, piano, Nikolay Madoyan, violin (Germany), Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar, Gleb Karpushkin, French horn (Russia), Hayk Melikyan, piano, Karen Shahgaldyan, violin, Yana Daryan, alto, Julietta Vardanyan, piano, participants of Armenia’s Young Talents London-Yerevan project, composer and conductor Hushair Khayyam (Iran), the chamber orchestra of the festival (artistic director and conductor Aram Talalyan). “Classical music is a refuge from the stress of everyday life, a sanctuary of treasures having permanent interest and value,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. The opening ceremony of 7th National Gallery festival is dedicated to the 90th birthday of composer Edward Mirzoyan.   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 Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
