Concerts

“Gentle as the Breeze, Unique Beyond Compare”: “Tagharan” Ensemble

On November 5, at 19:00, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a concert by the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble, titled “Gentle as the Breeze, Unique Beyond Compare.”

Artistic Director and Conductor: Sedrak Yerkanian, Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia.  

Soloists:

• ⁠Lusine Markosyan
• Galina Tsolakyan
• ⁠Aramo Mamikonyan
• ⁠Hovsep Nshanian
• ⁠Gayane Ghambaryan

Program:

1. Like a Breeze

2. Unknown Love

3. Ever-blooming Flower

4. It’s Late at Night

5. An Alphabet in a New Form

6. Snowdrop, the Harbinger of Spring

7.The Lips that Don’t Whisper

8. I Became an Ashugh in This World

9. She Was Offended

10. The Brave of Sasun

11. You’re Proud

12. I Would Die for Your Slender Figure, Bingyol

Arrangements and Instrumentations: Sedrak Yerkanian

Tickets prices:                               

Parterre:              1-5     3000 AMD

                             6-13   2000  AMD

Amphitheater:     1-2    3000 AMD

                              3-5   2000  AMD

Lodges:                          2000 AMD

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For information call: (010) 52-67-18

Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20

On November 6, at 19:00 at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, a solo recital of the Principal organist by Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona Juan de la Rubia (Spain) will take place, within the framework of տhe 3rd International Vahagn Stamboltsyan Organ Festival.

A member of the Reial Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi and professor at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Juan de la Rubia is one of the most outstanding and multifaceted organsists of Spain. He has performed as a soloist in more than 30 countries. In 2018, Juan de la Rubia was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Sacred Cantatas” (Erato, 2016).

In the program:

José Ximénez (1601-1672): Batalla de sexto tono

Antonio De Cabezón (1510-1566): 
-O lux beata trinitas
-Diferencias sobre el Canto del Caballero
Sebastian Aguilera De Heredia (1561-1627): Ensalada de octavo tono
Pablo Bruna (1611-1679): Tiento de falsas de segundo tono
Georg Böhm (1661-1733): 
-Prelude, fugue and postlude in G minor
-Partita sobre “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt Walten”
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): 
-Fugue in G major, HWV 606 
-Ouverture from Samson (Tr. J. de la Rubia)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):  
-Sonatina from “Actus Tragicus” Cantata, BWV 106
-Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739
-Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major, BWV 564

Ticket Prices: 3000-7000 AMD

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NCOA, Svetlana Navasardyan and Philipp Amelung
 

On November 10 at 19:00, the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia will present a concert at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

The soloist for the evening is the internationally acclaimed pianist, the prize winner at Robert Schumann Competition, the Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth and the Sydney International Piano Competition, People’s Artist of Armenia, State Prize Laureate, Haydn Competition Laureate, Yerevan State Conservatory Professor Svetlana Navasardyan․

The concert will be conducted by German conductor Philipp Amelung, renowned for his refined musical interpretations and profound insight into Bach’s repertoire.

Conductor: Philipp Amelung (Germany)
Soloist: Svetlana Navasardyan: piano

Program:
 Part I

Felix Mendelssohn։ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach։ Symphony in G major, H. 657, Wq 182/1

Felix Mendelssohn։ Symphony for Strings No. 2 in D major
Part II

Johann Sebastian Bach։ Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

The commemorative concert is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Zaven Vardanyan, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Soloists’ Ensemble, Founder and President of the Wagner Society, the Armenian Bach, Armenian Shakespeare, and German-Austrian Music Friendship Societies, Professor at the State University of Cuenca (Ecuador), Director of the State Center of Armenian Sacred Music, and Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Yerevan Chamber Orchestra.

 Ticket prices: 3000- 7000 AMD

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For information call: 010 52-67-18
Ticket office: 010 58-60-46, 055 220-120

Komitas։ choral works
On November 13, at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, the Armenian State Chamber Choir will present a concert entitled “Komitas։ choral works”․
The program will feature sacred and secular choral works by Komitas Vardapet, performed with the choir’s exceptional artistry. Throughout the evening, the audience will have the opportunity to experience the rich and multifaceted world of Armenian musical heritage.
The event is held within the framework of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of  the Armenian State Chamber Choir.
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Choir, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia, People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Mlkeyan.
Foreword: Doctor of Arts, Professor Mher Navoyan

In program:

Most Wondrous God
Holy God
Holy, Holy
Who is like unto the Lord our God (soloist: Sofya Sayadyan)
O Wonderful and Great (soloist: Vrezh Gharibyan)
This Day the Voice of the Father
 
Chants of the Washing of Feet
a. This Day was Raised (soloist: Vrezh Gharibyan)
b. This Mystery was Fulfilled
c. Lord, with Thy Grace
d. Behold, Save us of Sins
e. My Heart Trembles
Amen. Holy is the Father
Our Father
Adorned with a New, Wondrous Crown
Bird, bird (soloist: Sofya Sayadyan)
Bird (soloist: Mavr Mkrtchyan)
My Terrible Voice (soloist: Abel Abelyan)
 
Secular choral works
Wedding Songs․ Cycle B․
1. What does our King Need?
2. Bring the Groom’s Mother
3. Blessed is the Granting Lord
4. Our Groom with a Cross
5. Who Came to the Wedding?
6. You, my Dear Mother
7. Rose, I don’t Love You
8. Groom’s Mother, Come out
 
Armenian folk dance-songs. Cycle B
1. My Lover’s Name is Balasan
2. Maid, your Name is Shushan
3. I Stayed at the Road to the Threshing-Floor
4. Pumpkin Grows on the Wall
5. The Dark-Faced Maid
6. My Sweetheart is a Rose
7. Oh, my Tender Love
The Moon is under the Mountain
Apricot Tree
He Walked Sparkling
Coolness in the Air
Rise, Rise
Spring
Threshing Song
Ploughing Song from Lori
Ah, my Doe
I’m Burning
Dear, come
I am Taking Dinner to the Field

Ticket Prices:2000-5000 AMD
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Classical Guitar Evening: Hakob Jaghatspanyan

On November 14 at 7:00 PM, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a solo concert by Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia, Professor Hakob Jaghatspanyan.

In the program:

N.Paganini
F.Tarrega
D.Aguado
G.Sainz de la Maza
J.D.Costa
 
Ticket price: 3000-5000 AMD

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On November 20, at 19:00 at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, a solo concert of the City organist of Rotterdam Adriaan Hoek (The Netherlands) will take place, as part of the Third International Vahagn Stamboltsyan Organ Festival. 

Adriaan Hoek is a concert organist. He won eight first prizes at international organ competitions in Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and America. In both 2016 and 2018 he got the title "The Young ECHO Organist of the Year".  Since 2022 he has been the city organist of Rotterdam. As a church musician he works in the Marekerk in Leiden.

In the program: 

Guy Bovet (1942*)
"Salamanca"

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
"Allein Gott in der Höh sey Ehr" 4 verzen, SwWV 299
"Fantasie auf die Manier eines Echo", SwWV 275  

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in g manualiter, BuxWV 163
Ciacona in e, BuxWV 160

Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Partita über die Aria "Jesu, du bist allzu schöne"

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Acht Flötenuhrstücke, Hob.XIX:1-32
Allegro Moderato - Andante - Marche - Presto - Allegretto - Allegro Moderato - Menuett – Vivace

Arvo Pärt (1935*)
"Pari Intervallo"

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Präludium in C-dur, BWV 547/1
Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989
Fuge in C-dur, 547/2

Ticket Prices: 3000 - 7000 AMD

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Komitas Quartet and Armine Grigoryan

On November 22, at 19:00 PM, a concert by the Komitas National Quartet will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. The concert will feature pianist Armine Grigoryan.

In the program:

- Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet N 11
- Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet
-Franz Shubert։ Quartettsatz
-Komitas-Aslamzyan: “Miniatures”

Tickets prices:     2000-3000 AMD

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Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20

On November 24 at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia invites you to celebrating the spirit and beauty of Georgian music.

Under the direction of Grigor Arakelian and featuring violin soloist Marianna Kirakozova from Georgia, the concert “Georgian Colours” will introduce Armenian audiences to the rich and expressive world of Georgian composers.

Don’t miss this unique musical journey that bridges cultures through the universal language of music! 

Program: 
•    Otar Tatishvili: Concert for violin with orchestra
•    Vaja Azarashvili: Nocturne for violin with orchestra
•    Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Мiniatures

Ticket prices: 2000 – 3000 – 5000 AMD | 

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For more information: 010 52-67-18
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“Flow my tears”: 17th century English chamber music

On November 26, at 19:00, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a concert titled “Flow my tears”. It will feature 17th century English chamber music.

In the program:

1. Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625): Pavan in G (organ)
2. William Lawes (1602-1645): Sonata Nr.1 in g for violin, bass viol and organ (Fantasia - Air (Alman) – Galliard)
3. Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Fantasia 10 in c for 4 viols (1680)
4. Henry Purcell: Sonata Nr.1 in g of III parts for two violins and bass (1683)
5. Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia in g(organ)
6. Matthew Locke (1610-1677): Suite 1 in d for 4 viols (Fantazie - Courante - Sarabande)
7. Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656): A Fancy for two to play (harpsichord)
8. Nicholas Carlton (1570-1630): A Verse for two to play on one Virginal(harpsichord)
9. William Lawes: Sonata Nr.7 in d for two violins, bass viol and organ (Fantasia - Air (Alman) - Air (Galliard))

 Soloists:

1. Tereza Nacharyan: violin
2. Nona Sargsyan: violin
3. Mery Dolmazyan: alto
4. Franziska Grunze: viola da gamba (Austria)
5. Aram Talalyan: cello
6. Mikayel Balyan: organ, harpsichord  (Austria)
7. Karine Hovhannisyan: organ, harpsichord

Tickets price:  2000-3000 AMD

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For information call: (010) 52-67-18

Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20

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Նոյեմբերի 29-ին՝ ժամը 19:00-ին, Կոմիտասի անվան կամերային երաժշտության տանը, Վահագն Ստամբոլցյանի անվան երգեհոնային երաժշտության երրորդ միջազգային փառատոնի շրջանակում, տեղի կունենա «Երգեհոնային հեքիաթներ. ճամփորդություն երգեհոնի կախարդական աշխարհ» համերգ-ներկայացումը․ Այս անգամ փոքրիկ հանդիսատեսին սպասվում է գեղեցիկ անակնկալ․ համերգ-ներկայացումն ամբողջովին նոր շունչ ունի՝ հատուկ պատրաստված դեկորներով և հագուստներով, որոնք կբացեն երգեհոնային հեքիաթների կախարդական աշխարհը նոր լույսով։
Հեքիաթի ձևաչափով և սցենարական հետաքրքիր լուծումներով սիրված դերասանուհի Հասմիկ Վերդյանը խաղերի ու կատակների միջոցով երեխաներին կծանոթացնի երգեհոնի կախարդական աշխարհին՝ վերածելով սովորական երեկոն իսկական երաժշտական հեքիաթի։

Իսկ տաղանդավոր երգեհոնահարուհիներ Լուսինե Հարությունյանն ու Աննա Բակունցը կենդանի կատարումներով երեխաներին կտեղափոխեն երգեհոնի հնչյունների աշխարհ՝ Բախից մինչև Հարի Փոթերի գեղեցիկ մեղեդիներ։ Թզուկի դերում՝ երգեհոնահար Հարություն Թագվորյան։

Երեխաները ոչ միայն կլսեն երաժշտություն, այլև կդառնան պատմության մի մասը՝ մասնակցելով խաղերին ու բացահայտելով, թե ինչպես է երգեհոնը կարողանում խոսել երաժշտության լեզվով։

Սիրելի՛ ծնողներ, բաց մի թողեք այս երաժշտական հանդիպումը. սա բացառիկ հնարավորություն է՝ միավորելու արվեստն ու խաղը, կրթությունն ու զվարճանքը։ 

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