September 2, 2010 - 19:25 AMT
Brahms and Shostakovich compositions to open 4th Yerevan International Music Festival

Yerevan will be hosting the 4th International Music Festival on September 11-October 22.

The festival will be opened with compositions of Brahms and Shostakovich, performed under the guidance of conductor Eduard Topchyan.

The festival is held under the patronage of the First Lady of Armenia Rita Sargsyan and Sir Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon. Festival Art Directors are Eduard Topchyan and Alexander Chaushyan, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra press service reported.