 12th National Gallery International Music Festival kicks off in Yerevan June 20, 2016 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gallery of Arts cultural fund, with the support of Armenia’s Ministry of Culture and in partnership with VivaCell-MTS on June 18 launched the 12th National Gallery International Music Festival which will run through July 7. The general partner of the festival is Armenia’s leading telecommunications operator VivaCell-MTS, which has undertaken the sponsorship since 2006. Starting from 2008, the festival has been included in the list of the State Assistance Programs of the Ministry of Culture. The opening Gala Concert of festival, dedicated to the renowned tenor, People’s Artist of Armenia, Honored Artist of Lithuania Gegham Grigoryan, took place in the Mural Paintings Hall of the National Gallery of Armenia. The Gala Concert featured soloists of the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after A. Spendiaryan Artsvik Demurtschyan (soprano), Alina Pahlevanyan (soprano), Liparit Avetisyan (tenor), Davit Babayants (baritone), as well as the Armenian National Chamber Orchestra (artistic director and principal conductor Vahan Martirosyan), director Harutyun Arzumanyan. The concert program included works by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, G. Rossini, F. Schubert, G. Faure, G.B. Pergolesi, C. Franck, F. Durante, L. Luzzi, A. Stradella, N. Valente, G.M. Ferilli, S. Rachmaninov.   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 U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
