Concerts

"Songs of Light" premiere: Armenian  State Chamber  Choir

On March 10, at 19:00  the concert of Armenian State Chamber Choir entitled "Songs of Light" ,  will take place  at  Komitas Chamber Music Hall.

Artistic Director and Conductor People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia։ Robert Mlkeyan

Soloists:

• Mikael Hakhnazaryan: cello (Germany)
• Sofya Sayadyan: soprano

         Programm:       

1. David Haladjian: "Songs of Light"/, lyrics by Vahan Teryan
   A choral music series based on five poems by Vahan Teryan. It will be performed for the first time.
2. David Haladjian: “Erani” for cello, dedicated to David Petrosyan memory
3. John Tavener: "Holy" for choir and cello
4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for cello
5. Georg Kurtag: "Signs, Games and Messages" for cello
6. David Haladjyan: "O, Glorious King"for choir and cello

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“Francophonie Days in Armenia” have become one of the important events of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia.
This year, within the framework of the annual Francophonie celebrations, with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, the National Center of Chamber Music, the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, the Embassy of the French Republic in Armenia and the "Institut français d'Arménie" has organized a concert series consisting of three concerts. The first concert will take place on March 11 at 19:00 at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.

Artistic director and principal conductor: Vag Papyan

Soloists

François Pineau-Benois: violin (France)
Giulietta Vardanyan: piano (Armenia)

The program features works by French composers Claude Debussy, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Ernest Chausson.

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“Romanos is singing”: “Tagharan’’ Ensemble-45

On March 12, at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble will present a joint concert entitled “Romanos is singing” with teachers and students of the Department of Folk Instruments of State Musical College named after Romanos Melikyan.

Artistic Director and Conductor: Sedrak Yerkanyan, Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Armenia.

Programme:

1.Gevorg Manasyan: “Erzrumi shoror”
2.Khachatur Avetisyan: “Eqspromt”
3. Gusan Shahe: “Bingyol”
4. Folk song: “Hov areq”
5. Folk song: “Ha, yar”
6. Folk song: “Tsirani tsar”
7. Khachatur Avetisyan: “Elegia”
8. Gevorg Manasyan: “Rapsodia”
9. Folk song: “Qeler, tsoler” “Zar zng”
10 Folk song: “Habrban” “Al Aylukhs”
11.Folk Dance melodie: “Tamzara”
12. Khachatur Avetisyan: “Makhmur aghjik”
13. Folk wedding dance: “Zebagi”

Instrumentation and arrangement by Sedrak Yerkanyan

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Parterre:              1-5     5000 AMD
                             6-13   3000  AMD
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«Երգեհոնային հեքիաթներ. ճամփորդություն երգեհոնի կախարդական աշխարհ»

Մարտի 14-ին՝ ժամը 19:00-ին, Կոմիտասի անվան կամերային երաժշտության տանը, տեղի կունենա «Երգեհոնային հեքիաթներ. ճամփորդություն երգեհոնի կախարդական աշխարհ»  համերգ-ներկայացումը։ 

Հանդիսատեսը կբացահայտի երգեհոնային հեքիաթների կախարդական աշխարհն  նոր շնչով ու տրամադրությամբ։ 

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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On March 15, at 7:00 PM, the Komitas National Quartet and Armenian viola player Grigor Arakelyan will hold a concert titled "Dances of the World" at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.
In the program: 
1.    Johannes Brahms։ 4 Waltzes
2.    Eduard Grieg։ “Anitra’s Dance”   
3.    Enrique Granados։ “Andaluza”  
4.    Maurice Ravel։ “Habanera”    
5.    Isahak Albeniz։ “Asturias”  
6.    Béla Bartók։ “5 Rumanian Folk Dances”   
7.    Gabriel Fauré։ “Pavane”    
8.    Grigor Arakelian։ “Terteruk” – Ancient Armenian Dance Melody   
9.    Igor Stravinsky։ Russian Dance                          
10.    Grigor Arakelian։ “Sakura” Traditional Japanese Song    
11.    Tarantella Napoletana (arr.: by G. Arakelian)   
12.    G. Arakelian։ Komitas -Scherzo 

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On March 16, at 7:00 PM, a concert by Anush Nikoghosyan, violin, and Jean-Paul Gasparyan, piano (France) will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.

In the program:
•    Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G-Dur, Op.78
•    Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op.22
•    Sergei Prokofiev: Five Melodies, Op.35bis
•    Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No.2 D-Dur, Op.94bis

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On March 22, at 7:00 PM, an organ music concert will be held at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. Organists Harutyun Tagvoryan, Tereza Voskanyan, Lusine Arutyunyan, Armen Aghajanyan, Anna Bakunts, as well as Gayane Matevosyan (soprano), Haykuhi Hakobyan (flute) and Andranik Aghajanyan (cello) will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach.

In the program:
Harutun Tagvoryan
-Toccata and fugue in D minor (Dorian), BWV 538
Tereza Voskanyan
-Fantasia c minor, BWV562
-"Schafe konnen sicher weiden"(from the Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 
Gayane Matevosyan: soprano
Haykuhi Hakobyan: flute
Lusiene Arutyunyan
-Pastorale in F major, BWV590
Armen Aghajanyan
-Sonata for organ and cello in G minor, BWV 1029
Andranik Aghajanyan: cello
Anna Bakunts
-Toccata & fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

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 Francophonic Tagharan: Francophonie Days in Armenia

As part of the Francophonie Days in Armenia, on March 24 at 7:00 PM, a concert entitled “Francophonic Tagharan” will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, presented by the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble, featuring works by French composers.

Artistic Director and Conductor: Sedrak Yerkanyan, Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Armenia.

Soloists:

• Tereza Voskanyan: organ
• Galina Tsolakyan: soprano (Laureate of international competitions)

   Program:

1. Claude Balbastre:  Organ Concerto in D Major (Movements 1, 3, 4)
2. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Overture and Suite from the opera “Thésée”
3. Jean-Baptiste Lully: “Passacaglia”
4. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Prologue from the ballet “Zaïs”
5. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Overture from the “Zoroastre”
6. Daniel-François Esprit Auber: “Couplets of the Countess of Bourbon”

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“The Four Seasons”: National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia

The National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia invites you on March 27 at 19:00 to the Komitas Chamber Music Hall to enjoy together one of the masterpieces of world music — Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”
The soloist of the evening will be Diana Adamyan, winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists (2018) and the Aram Khachaturian International Competition (2020).
The concert will be conducted by Amayak Durgaryan, recipient of the Gold Medal of the RA Ministry of Culture, Honorary Professor of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, and violinist and conductor of the “Moscow Virtuosi” Chamber Orchestra.

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Vag Papian

In the program

• A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
• A. Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings No. 4 in A major, F. XI
• W. A. Mozart: Serenade in G major, K. 525 (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”)
• W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138/125c

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On March 30, at 7:00 PM, the Armenian State Chamber Choir will hold a concert dedicated to the Days of Francophonie in Armenia at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. The cantata “The Life of a Poet” and other works by the beloved composer Robert Amirkhanyan will be performed.

The artistic director and principal conductor of the choir: People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Robert Mlkeyan.

Soloists: Mavr Mkrtchyan, Naira Hovhannisyan, Aram Avetisyan, Anahit Hovhannisyan, Razmik Baghdasaryan, Lusine Ordukhanyan, Era Hovsepyan.

In the program:

Part I

Cantate “La vie d'un poète“  / Cantata “The Life of a Poet“
1. Je Suis Une Vieille Arménienne, Comme Mon Biblique Mont, yrics by G. Emin
2. Hey, Ma Patrie, lyrics by R. Amirkhanyan
3. Où Sont Vos Étapes Sanglantes, lyrics by R. Amirkhanyan
4. À France, lyrics by M. Manouchian
5. Lettre meline, lyrics by R. Amirkhanyan
6. L’Hymne De La RÉsistance, lyrics by M. Manouchian
7. Mot Du Souvenir - L’Affiche Rouge, yrics by Louis Aragon

Part II

•  Mavr Mkrtchyan: “My Longing, Do Not Remain Silent”
•  Naira Hovhannisyan: “Two Cranes”
•  Aram Avetisyan: “Where Are You, Boys?”
•  Anahit Hovhannisyan: “Sunny Rain”
•  Mavr Mkrtchyan: “Farewell, My Love”
•  Naira Hovhannisyan: “In the Darkness of Your Eyes”
•  Razmik Baghdasaryan: Song from the film “The Men” 
•  Lusine Ordukhanyan, Razmik Baghdasaryan: duet “Whatever the Light Whispered”
•  Erra Hovsepyan: “Parisian Tango”, “Oh, Dear Doll”
•  Robert Amirkhanyan (piano): “Melody of Old Days”
•  Aram Avetisyan: “Armenian Eyes”
•  Lusine Ordukhanyan: “A Song Has a Soul” and duet
•  Erra Hovsepyan: “For Me You Are a Ray, Spring and Mother”, “Smile”, “Puy Puy”
•  Lusine Vardanyan: “Forgive Me”, “Longing”
•  Mavr Mkrtchyan: “My Country”
•  Choir: “My Dream, My Fatherland”

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On March 31, at 7:00 PM, a joint concert featuring the "Hover" State Chamber Choir and the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall as part of the Francophonie celebrations.

"Hover" State Chamber Choir

In the program
•    F. Poulenc: "Gloria" (Parts 1, 2, 3)
•    D. Milhaud: "Babylon"

Choirmaster Sona Hovhannisyan
Concertmaster Tigran Mesropyan

Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
Strings
•    C. Debussy: "Clair de lune", Alexandra Gevorgyan (violin)
•    C. Saint-Saëns:  "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso", Shushanna Puchinyan (violin)
Chamber Ensemble
•    F. Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Kima Ohanyan (piano) and Mari Muradyan (violin)
•    J. Mouquet: "La Flûte de Pan," Karine Mirakyan (flute) and Milena Hovhannisyan (piano)
Academic Singing (Vocals)
•    J. Massenet: Werther’s Aria from the opera “Werther”, Hovhannes Ordanyan
•    G. Meyerbeer: Isabelle’s Aria from the opera “Robert le diable”, Sofya Simonyan
•    J. Massenet: Herod's Aria from the opera “Hérodiade”, Narek Baldryan (Accompanist: Anna Jalladyan)
•    C. Gounod: Marguerite’s Aria from the opera “Faust”, Eva Karagyan
Piano
•    C. Debussy: "L'Isle joyeuse", Aida Avanesyan
•    M. Ravel: "Miroirs" No. 2, Meri Sharbatyan
•    C. Debussy: "Reflets dans l'eau", Eduard Arevshatyan
•    D. Milhaud: "Brazileira" “from the Scaramouche suite”,  Piano Duet: Gor Barseghyan and Eduard Sargsyan

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On April 1, at 19:00, a concert titled “Komitas: Musician and Poet” will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, performed by the Yerevan State Chamber Choir.

Artistic director and choirmaster: Kristina Voskanyan

Solist: singer, composer Vahan Artsruni 

The concert will feature the KV ART Ensemble: Narek Avagyan (flute), Narek Sahakyan (1 violin), Iveta Korkina (2 violins), Hayk Ter-Hovhannisyan (viola), Vahe Daniyelyan (cello), Eva Gevorgyan (double bass).

Program:
•    “Komitas: Ten Revelations” - a song series based on Komitas's poems. 
Music: Vahan Artsruni
•    Komitas: Choral Songs

The concert poster is based on Valentin Podpomogov’s painting “Komitas.”

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Musical Duel: Featuring Two Virtuoso Violinists
On April 9 at 7:00 PM, at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia and the Embassy of the Italian Republic in Armenia invite you to enjoy some of the finest masterpieces for violin and orchestra by the great Italian composers Vivaldi and Paganini.

During the evening, the audience will witness a unique musical duel featuring two virtuoso violinists, showcasing the full range of the violin's possibilities.

National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Vag Papian

Soloists:
• Hayk Kazazyan: violin
• Nikolay Madoyan: violin
Conductor: Gianluca Marcianò (Italy)

We warmly invite you to enjoy the charm of the violin, accompanied by the beautiful sounds of Italian music in a virtuosic performance.

Ticket price: 3000–15000 AMD

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