Armenian violinist awarded $82,000 Credit Suisse bursaryJanuary 21, 2014 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 28 year old Armenian violinist and VC Young Artist, Sergey Khachatryan, has been announced as the 2014 recipient of the highly coveted Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, in Vienna, the Violin Channel reports. A former 1st prize winner at the Sibelius and Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competitions, Khachatryan will receive 75,000 Swiss Francs (USD $82,000) – and a prestigious solo engagement with Gustavo Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic as part of this year’s Lucerne Festival. The coveted bursary is awarded every two years to a highly talented young soloist with the aim of providing the means and opportunity to perform – thus enabling them to make the decisive breakthrough to a major international career. Previous recipients include: violist Antoine Tamestit, cellists Nicolas Altstaedt and Sol Gabetta - and VC ‘Young Artist’ Vilde Frang. Related links: 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |