Boris Grebenschikov: I could never imagine meeting Jivan, let alone playing with himOctober 30, 2010 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Duduk master Jivan Gasparyan is looking forward to a joint concert with his friend and colleague Boris Grebenschikov. “I put off my concert in Russia to play a concert with Boris,” the Armenian musician told a news conference in Yerevan. “It was in 1970s that we played in Yerevan last. To us, a concert in Yerevan is truly a happy event, ” Aquarium frontman Boris Grebenschikov said. The rock-musician characterized the possibility of a joint performance with Armenian duduk master Jivan Gasparyan as an incredible experience. “I could never imagine meeting Jivan, let alone playing with him,” Grebenschikov said. On October 31, Boris Grebenschikov and Aquarium band will complete their Krasnaya Reka tour with a concert in Yerevan. PanARMENIAN Photo will be responsible for exclusive photo coverage of the concert. The concert, organized by SHARM HOLDING with the assistance of the Armenan Ministry of Culture, is timed to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg's Armenian community. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |