  Djivan Gasparyan’s concert in Istanbul cancelled  August 25, 2010 - 12:20 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A joint performance of Armenian duduk virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan and Turkish folk singer Yavuz Bingol will not take place in Istanbul on September 1. Gasparyan said the show was canceled, as the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency did not approve it, Hurriyet Daily News reported. “A decision was taken to cancel the concert but I received no explanation. I am very sorry about this,” he said. 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 |  Related sections Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
