Renowned conductor Ohan Durian dies at 88January 7, 2011 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Renowned conductor Ohan Durian died at the age of 88 on January 6, 2011. By decision of the Armenian Prime Minister, a governmental commission for organization of the funeral was formed. Ohan Durian was born on September 8, 1922 in Jerusalem. He moved to Yerevan in 1957 ands was the conductor of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 1960-65. He had headed the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet since 1971. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |