Turkey cancels prominent Armenian violinist's concert May 28, 2022 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World-famous Armenian violinist Ara Malikian's concert has been canceled by Turkey's Ministry of Culture, which failed to specify the reason, Bianet reports. The concert would be part of the Capital Cultural Road Festival program of Turkey's Ministry of Culture, set to be held at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall on June 1. People who bought tickets were informed with a message about the cancellation. Malikian performed in Istanbul and Izmir in 2012 and 2019, respectively. Tickets for his concert to be held at Istanbul Zorlu PSM on June 9 are still available.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
