International music festival to be held in YerevanSeptember 1, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Third Yerevan International Music Festival will be held from September 11 to October 23. Opening the festival will begin with a joint performance of the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra N2 of Tigran Mansuryan and Symphony N5 of Shostakovich by viola player Kim Kashkashyan (USA) and the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia. In the framework of the festival musicians from Germany, Britain, Armenia, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Austria and Japan will perform in Yerevan. Festival's artistic director is the conductor of the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia Eduard Topchyan and the cellist Alexander Chaushyan. The Armenia's ministry of culture, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are organizers of the third Yerevan International Music Festival. 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’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |