Geronti Talalyan's 2nd Republican Cello Festival to launch in YerevanApril 4, 2009 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Geronti Talalyan's 2nd Republican Violoncello Festival will launch in Yerevan on Apr. 4. The festival aims at popularization of violoncello. The festival features 12 concerts, some of them to be held in Charentsavan, Abovyan, Vanadzor, Stepanakert. Violoncello master classes will be conducted by Cellist Aram Talalyan within the framework of the festival.According to Aram Talalyan, 4 Armenian cellists, participants of last year's festival became laureates of International Competitions in Riga, Leipzig, Minsk and Moscow. One of them was accepted into LA Conservatory. This year's festival will host 23 Armenian musicians featuring works of Komitas, Klengel, Bach, Shuman and other composers. Festival will last until Jun. 26. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |