  Renaissance International Festival completed in ArmeniaMay 12, 2009 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 6-11 Gyumri hosted Renaissance International Festival. Musicians from Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Georgia, different regions of Armenia and NKR participated in the contest.The festival featured over 740 musicians performing on piano, string and wind instruments, singling folk and classic songs. The following winners were announced at the closing ceremony of May 12: Marika Gelashvili (piano), Theona Kazishvili (string instruments), Mane Harutyunyan (oboe), Emmanuelle Hovhannesyan (duduk), Tigran Melikyan (classic vocal) and Angela Mirakyan (folk song). Renaissance International Festival in memory of Komitas' 140th anniversary was held under the patronage of Armenia's first lady, Rita Sargsyan.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
