  Youth State Orchestra of Armenia cancels Tehran concertsJune 29, 2009 - 22:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The concert by the Youth State Orchestra of Armenia at Tehran's Vahdat Hall scheduled for July 1 to 3 has been cancelled, MNA reported.The officials of the Youth State Orchestra of Armenia decided to cancel the concert due to the unrest in the aftermath of the June 12 presidential election, the organizer of the concert said. The orchestra was to be led by its chief conductor and artistic director Sergey Smbatyan. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 was to be performed by the Iranian member of the orchestra Mahyar Moradi. The unrest erupted after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the election, which is disputed by his reformist rival Mir Hossein Mousavi.   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 |  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. |
