Monument to duduk Master Jivan Gasparyan to be unveiled in YerevanAugust 24, 2013 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Monuments to famous duduk players Jivan Gasparyan, Levon Madoyan and Vache Hovsepyan will be unveiled in Yerevan in October. As duduk master Jivan Gasparyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “the monuments must be erected to the living. People must be appreciated in their lifetime.” As the master said, on finding out a monument will be erected in his honor he requested that the monuments to unfairly forgotten duduk players Levon Madoyan and Vache Hovsepyan be unveiled as well. As the master noted, as a man of art, he tries to stay away from politics. “Still, I never did and never will perform Turkish music,” he said. Gasparyan said he’s still planning to open a charity duduk school for talented children in Yerevan, but is trying to find funds to fulfill the project. Earlier, the master voiced intention to teach at the school. On November 18, Gasparyan who’ll become 85 on October 12, will host a jubilee concert in Moscow’s Kremlin Palace. 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |