The Youth State Orchestra of Armenia (YSOA) and Italian virtuoso accordion player Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi gave a concert in Yerevan on March 10 to mark the 90th birth anniversary of legendary Astor Piazzolla.

The concert also featured works by Robert Molinelli and Antonella Barbarossa.

“This is my fourth concert in Armenia and the second joint project with the Youth State Orchestra of Armenia. This time I wanted to presented a piece of Italy to the Armenian audience. I will also be happy to cooperate with an Armenian composer,” Pietrodarchi told a news conference in Yerevan.

“I would like to thank Molinelli and Pietrodarchi for this opportunity. I am proud that our orchestra was a part of the world premiere,” YSOA conductor Sergey Smbatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.