  Armenia’s Narek Kazazyan reaches Eurovision Young Musicians final (video)  May 7, 2012 - 11:31 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The semifinal of Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 is over, and 7 of the 14 participants have now qualified for the final, due on 11 May in Vienna. After watching all 14 performances on May 5 and 6, the jury of Agnieszka Duczmal (Jury Head), Christian Eggen, Carol McGonnell, Franz Bartolomey, have made their decision for the finalists of Eurovision Young Musicians 2012. Narek Kazazyan, Kanun (Armenia) Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Violin (Austria) Alexandra Dzenisenia, Cimbalom (Belarus) Michaela Špačková, Bassoon (Czech Republic) Dominic Chamot, Piano (Germany) Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, Viola (Norway) Jagoda Krzemińska, Flute (Poland) These seven will take part in the grand final on Friday, May 11. All participants, including the non-finalists, received a diploma recognizing their participation in this year’s competition. They all will stay in Vienna for the week, enjoying a social program and music classes at the Vienna’s Conservatory, the official website of the contest reported. The Eurovision Young Musicians competition began in 1982, with 6 participating countries and has become one of the most important classical music competitions on an international level. This biennial competition for young, talented musicians has been an important and effective tool for fostering the careers of promising, talented musicians in Europe, by allowing them to perform to the widest possible audience. The new format, introduced in 2006, has been very popular not only with the large audience in Vienna, but also with television viewers throughout Europe. Armenia participated in this international contest for the first time in 2012.   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. |
