  New Names international fest of young musicians launched in Yerevan May 29, 2012 - 20:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Names 2nd international festival of young musicians-performers launched on May 29 to last till June 1. This year, over forty talented young musicians under 18 from different countries worldwide (Armenia, Georgia, France, Russia, Malta, Uzbekistan, Korea) were invited to participate. The participants will perform jointly with the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra (artistic director and conductor Eduard Topchyan) and the Armenian State Chamber Orchestra (artistic director and principal conductor Vahan Martirosyan). Most participants are laureates of international and national competitions and festivals, winners of scholarships of different funds, and have performed on the most famous stages of the world. For the second year in a row, VivaCell-MTS has been the General Sponsor of the Festival.   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 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.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |
