Armenian violinist to represent Austria at Eurovision Young Musicians March 15, 2012 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Emmanuel Tjeknavorian has been selected to represent the host country, Austria at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 edition in Vienna. The national final included 14 presentations with Emmanuel conquering the jury choice. 16-year old Emmanuel Tjeknavorian will play the violin at the competition. A jury consisting of Raimund Langner, Ranko Markovic, Maighréad McCrann, Christian Scheib and Elke Tschaikner listened to performances by all fourteen young contenders in the Austrian final, before selecting Emmanuel Tjeknavorian as the winner. Emmanuel Tjeknavorian was born to a family of musicians, and currently studies in Vienna. He made his performing debut at seven, and since then has gone on to win various national and international competitions, escarm.blogspot.com reported.   Top stories The Armenian duduk was registered with UNESCO in 2008 and is recognized all over the world. American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest.   Partner news |  Latest news France expected to supply 26 more Bastion personnel carriers to Armenian army  The document says that Yerevan recently placed an order for three GM200 3D air surveillance radars developed by Thales.French Senate calls for sending CAESAR howitzers to Armenia The French Senate warns against repeating “the mistakes made in Ukraine and not to delay the supply of necessary equipment.”Ucom Director General Ralph Yirikian speaks at Science and Business Days 2023 These days, Yerevan has become a gathering place for Armenian and foreign businessmen, researchers, and investors.Armenia’s 1st satellite transmitting beacon signal from space, developers say Hayasat-1, the 1st Armenian satellite launched into space on December 1, is transmitting its beacon signal, developers have said. |
