  Germany to host Komitas international competition-festival August 6, 2012 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From September 7-9, Germany will host a Komitas international competition-festival. The event will feature works by legendary Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet, as well as music by contemporary Armenian and German composers. The participation of young gifted performers will grant an opportunity to present to classical music lovers new interpretations of Armenian and European composers’ works. The competition-festival will further include seminars and lectures, children's art exhibition, concerts with special guest musicians, master classes, exhibition of paintings and sculptures, as well as a photo gallery. Gala-concert, performed by the winners of the competition, will complete the event, accompanied by the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, according to the festival’s official website.   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 |  Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
