  Violinist Hrachya Avanesyan will participate in International Tchaikovsky Competition June 11, 2011 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Brussels-based Armenian violinist Hrachya Avanesyan was allowed to leave for Moscow to participate in International Tchaikovsky Competition through the assistance of Armenian Ministry of Culture. According to earlier Facebook-posted report, Avanesyan was wanted by police, allegedly, for military conscription-related problems. First Prize winner of the 2006 Yehudi Menuhin Competition, Armenian-born violinist Hrachya Avanesyan has performed extensively throughout Europe. Recent debuts include performances with such orchestras as the Belgian National Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the Danish Radio Orchestra among others. In 2008, Hrachya won First Prize in the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition and in 2006 he won First Prize in Belgium's Prix Henri Vieuxtemps. Hrachya studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Igor Oistrakh and the Queen Elisabeth College of Music with Augustin Dumay. Hrachya plays on the 1717 "Piatti" Stradivarius.   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 Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
