  Yerevan to host "Return Fstival"September 7, 2009 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Return Festival" which is taking place in Armenia for the third time will start on September 22 in Yerevan. Armenian musicians from different corners of world will arrive in Armenian capital. Festival orchestra will be conducted by cellist Aram Talalyan.Opening concerts will be performed by Juliette Galstyan (mezzo-soprano, Switzerland) - Haykanush Danielyan's great granddaughter, and Mikayel Balyan (harpsichord, Germany). Audience will have the opportunity to listen to renowned violin player Graf Murzha, as well as Nina Sarapyan (violin), Koryun Asatryan (saxophone), Henrike Ugarte (accordion), Arax Davtyan (soprano) and the State ensemble of soloists (artistic director Zaven Vardanian). Festival will close on October 24. Final concerts will be performed by Vahagn Papyan and Armenian State Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor: Sergey Smbatyan).   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 |  Related sections Latest news Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide  Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. |
