Armenian violinist heads for two more Guinness recordsOctober 18, 2017 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian violinist, record holder of the Guinness Book of Records, Nikolay Madoyan may be included in the Book two more times, the musician himself told a press conference on Wednesday, October 18, Novosti-Armenia reports. Madoyan had his first musical record registered on February 11-12, 2017 when he performed 59 works for 33 hours (with breaks of 5 minutes every hour) at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. The new bid submitted to the Guinness Book of Records was registered on February 20, 2014, when the violinist played 6 concertos of Nikolo Paganini for 3 hours and 25 minutes. The second record, which is also submitted for registration, had the musician perform Rimsky-Korsakov's "Bumblebee Flight" on an acoustic violin in 46-47 seconds. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |