Cameraman Tigran Minasyan

On March 21, the ranks of Archimandrite of the Armenian Apostolic Church was replenished with a newly-anointed Archimandrite Rev. Fr. Yeremia Abgaryan . A service of ordination was held in the Holy Mesrop Mashtots Church of Oshakan.

 

To mark Michink, Nork Marash’s St. Astvatsatsin Church Youth Union visited the children under treatment in Muratsan Hospital.

Phenomenal pedagogue whom several generations of first-class musicians owe their emergence. The gift of the student of Vache Umr-shat to the teacher.

 

On March 5, the jubilee night of the RA Merited Artist, soprano Marine Deinyan was organized in Opera Theatre. Preludes, arias and duets from Bellini, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and other composers were heard. The stage was hosted by the Symphonic Orchestra of Opera Theatre headed by Harutyun Arzumanyan.

Famous Polish conductor, winner of Grammy, Emmy awards, Canne’s Classical Award Antoni Wit arrived in Armenia for the first time. On March 16, the conductor's platform of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia was used by Antoni Wit.

 

On March 12 the concert of Geghard Ensemble took place.  Mher Navoyan delivered a presentation on the musical-ritual manuscripts of the Armenian Church and the manners of performing Armenian spiritual songs.

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia conducted by Eduard Topchyan presents gifted and promising young musicians to the public from time to time. This time the stage was occupied by the 18 years old violin player Sofia Vardanyan. She performed with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia for the first time in 12. This was her third cooperation. 

Photographer, film director, poet Tatyana Danilyants is in Yerevan again: a city that stole her heart right after her first visit. Subsequently, the film “Six musicians on the background of city” was created, where six musicians talk and sing about their favorite city Yerevan. 

At the closing concert of Penderecki Festival, the most renowned composition of the composer “Seven Gates of Jerusalem” was performed for the first time in Armenia. 

 

To mark the 26th anniversary of the Armenian independence, on September 21, a number of merited artists and other figures were rewarded with higher prizes of the Republic of Armenia. Among them was painter Anatoli Avetyan. The artist was awarded with the National Artist's grade. A few days ago the exhibition of Anatoli Avetyan was opened in Vanadzor city.