Violin player Haig Hovsepian to perform with Concord OrchestraJanuary 21, 2016 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 17-year-old Haig Hovsepian, the resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S., who was recently named the winner of the Concord Orchestra Ehlers Young Artist Competition, will perform Khachaturian’s “Violin Concerto in D Minor” in the orchestra’s winter concerts on Jan 29 and 30, the Armenian Weekly reports. Each year, the Concord Orchestra features a young performer selected by the annual young artist competition. The competition is open to musicians of high school age or younger who live in eastern Massachusetts. The winner is chosen by a panel of orchestra members and the music director. The winner also receives a cash prize from the Ehlers Memorial Scholarship Fund. Hovsepian began playing the violin at age 4, studying with Narine Dolukhanian. He currently studies with Lynn Chang and Angelo Xieng Yu through the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, where he is also a member of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and performs chamber music with a string quartet. He has won numerous awards and competitions, including the Gold Medal at the Classical Music Competition (2010, Canada) and the Young Promise International Competition (2010), and was a finalist in the Armenian Youth Talent Music Competition (2013). Hovsepian has also won numerous concerto competitions, including at the New England Conservatory (NEC), Feinberg-Kelley (Brockton), Waltham Philharmonic, and Belmont High School, and was a finalist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) concerto competition. Photo: Cary Productions 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |