April 23, at 19:00
Komitas Chamber Music Hall
In Memoria: Concert dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
With the participation։
National Chamber Choir of Armenia
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: People's Artist of the RA Robert Mlkeyan
Tereza Voskanyan (organ)
Harutyun Tagvoryan (organ)
In the program:
• Harutiun Dellalian: “Requiem Trionfale’’ for organ solo, soloist: Tereza Voskanyan
• Komitas: “The Sanctus’’, “Holy God’’, “My Herat is trembling’’, “Spring’’
• John Tavener: “Song for Athene’’
• Samuel Barber: “Agnus Dei’’ (organ: Harutyun Tagvoryan)
• Tigran Mansuryan: “Legend for the Father’’, “Agnus Dei’’, “On the Slopes of Alagyaz’’
• David Haladjian: “Weißt du, ich will mich schieichen’’, “Domine Deus’’, “Songs of Love and Death’’
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Concert of French Choral Music within the Framework of Francophonie
The "Hover" State Chamber Choir invites you to an evening of French choral music on April 28 at 19:00, as part of the Francophonie Days in Armenia.
The concert will feature works by French and Armenian composers from various periods.
Artistic Director and Choirmaster: Sona Hovhannissyan
In the Program
Guillaume Du Fay: Flos florum (01-18 Flos florum) (first permormance)
Maurice Duruflé: Ubi caritas
Francis Poulenc: Timor Et Tremor
Giovanni Gabrieli: Lieto godea
Clément Janequin: La guerre
Francis Poulenc: Videntes Stellam (first permormance)
Francis Poulenc: Tous Les Droits
Francis Poulenc: Le jour m'étonne et la nuit me fait peur
Francis Poulenc: À peine défigurée
Claude Debussy: Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
Maurice Ravel: Trois beaux boiseaux du Paradis
Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve
Francis Poulenc: Liberté
Vache Sharafyan: Armenia
Francis Poulenc - 5 Poèmes de Paul Éluard, FP 77
1. Peut-il se reposer?
2. Il la prend dans ses bras
3. Plume d’eau claire
4. Rôdeuse au front de verre
5. Amoureuse
Soloist: Aramo Mamikonyan
Pianist: Shahane Aghakaryan
Francis Poulenc – 4 songs from the vocal cycle “Chansons villageoises”, FP 117, by Paul Éluard
1. Chanson du clair tamis
2. Les gars qui vont à la fête
3. C’est le joli printemps
4. Le Mendiant
Soloist: Azat Hovhannissyan
Concertmeister` Mary Sharbatyan
Gabriel Fauré
1. Tristesse d'Olympio
2. Chant d'automne, Op.5, No.1
3. L'absent, Op.5, No.3
Soloist: Ashot Ghantarjyan
Concertmeister: Mary Sharbatyan
Hover State Chamber Choir is sponsored by “Koghb” Foundation.
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Closing gala concert of the Francophonie / Faure - Requiem
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science,Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, the Embassy of the French Republic in Armenia and the "Institut français d'Arménie" presents the Gala concert of the Francophonie Days in Armenia, which dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the French composer Gabriel Faure, at the Aram Khachatryan Concert Hall on April 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure's famous Requiem will be performed.
The concert will be led by Philipp Amelung (Germany), Principal Guest Conductor of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia.
Soloists:
Emmanuelle Chimento (Soprano, France)
Ashot Ghantharjyan (Baritone, Armenia)
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia
National Chamber Choir of Armenia
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Choir: People's Artist of RA Robert Mlkeyan
Yerevan State Chamber Choir
Artistic director and choirmaster Kristina Voskanyan
Gabriel Foret was a student of the great composer Camille Saint-Saëns during his studies at the school attached to the school of church music, which was the basis for their closeness later.
Faure composed in almost all musical genres popular in his time. His masterpiece is considered to be the "Requiem" (op. 48, 1887-1890), written for soloists, choir and orchestra, which had three author's editions.
The lyricism and intimacy of Fauré's Requiem was unusual for this spiritual genre, especially in the original, orchestral version (1888), which was extremely chamber in composition and sound.
General Sponsor: Yerevan Brandy Company with it’s Ararat legendary brandy
Supporter: "AGHVERAN ARARAT RESORT HOTEL"
Ticket price: 3000-15000 AMD
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La francophonie: Baroque, romantique, XX éme siécle... | “Tagharan” Ensemble
April 29 | 19:30
Komitas Chamber Music Hall
Within the framework of the Francophonie Days in Armenia “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble will present the works of the best representatives of French Baroque.
Artistic Director and Conductor: Honorary Worker of Culture of the RA Sedrak Yerkanyan
In the program`
1. Jean-Baptist Lully: 2 Ritоurnels
2. Jean- Baptist Lully: Passacaglia from the opera “Persée”
3. Jean-Baptiste Lully: “Overture and suite from the opera “Thésée”, “Marche de Sovoye”
4. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Overture from the ballet “Zais”
5. Jean-Philippe Rameau: “Les Sauvage” from the opera- balet “Les indes galantes”
6. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Overture from the opera “Zoroastre”
7. Charles Gounod: Ariette “Ah, je veux vivre” from the opera “Romeo et Juliette”
8. Gabriel Fauré : “Apres un Reve”
9. Jules Massenet: “Sevilliana” from the opera “Don Sezar de Bazan”
10. Francis Poulenc: “Nocturne”
11. Francis Poulenc: “Tribute to Édith Piaf”
12. Francis Poulenc: “L'Invitation au Château”(3rd act)
13. Francis Poulenc: “Les chemins de l`amour”
Soloists:
Sedrak Yerkanyan: Piano
Narine Ghukasyan: Saxsofon
Gayane Ghambaryan: Soprano (laureate of international competitions)
Galina Tsolakyan: Soprano (laureate of international competitions)
Alisa Tokayskaya: Soprano
Qristine Chtchyan: Violine (laureate of international competitions)
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On April 30, 19։00, the National Center of Chamber Music will mark International Jazz Day with a special concert program, presenting well-known and beloved jazz works to the audience with the unique sound of the harpsichord.
The harpsichordist Sonia Donapedian from France will come to Armenia, who will present the full program "Baroque-Boza Nova-Bugi-Vugi".
The concert will be held as part of the global international events of the International Jazz Day 2025.
In the program:
Jazz USA
• Paul Desmond - Take Five
• Boogie-Woogie
• Meade Lux Lewis - Yancey Special
• Jimmy Yancey - Slow and Easy Blues
• Sammy Price – Frantic
• Pine Top Smith - Jump Steady Blues
• Pete Johnson - Blues on the Down Beat
• Jay Mc Shann - Vine Street Boogie
South America
• BOSSA-NOVA
• Medley of 3 bossa novas by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- The girl from Ipanema
- Manha de Carnaval (music from the film Orfeo Negro by Marcel Camus)
- Desafinado
• Tango
• Medley of tangos by Astor Piazzolla
French Baroque
• François COUPERIN - Les lis naissans
• François COUPERIN - Allemande La Verneüil
• Jean-Philippe RAMEAU - Excerpts from "Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin"
- Sarabande
- Les Sauvages
- L’Enharmonique
- L’Egiptienne
French Jazz
• Charles AZNAVOUR - For me, formidable
• Michel LEGRAND - Chanson des jumelles(excerpt from the film « Les demoiselles de Rochefort)
• Pierre DELANOE - Aux champs Elysées
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Italian Baroque & Bach / Օrgan Music Concert
On May 4, at 19:30, an organ music concert titled "Italian Baroque and Bach" will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. Tereza Voskanyan will perform a solo concert. The concert will feature Narine Ghukasyan(saxophone) and Heghine Ohanyan (soprano).
Tereza Voskanyan is the organist, harpsichordist and pianist of the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble. She is also the organist of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
She has performed on tour in Europe, Latin America, the Baltic States, Lebanon, Turkey and Russia.
She collaborates with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, the National Chamber Choir of Armenia, the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia, the National Academic Choir of Armenia, as well as individual musicians. In 2022, Tereza Voskanyan was awarded the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Armenia.
In the program:
Italian Baroque
Giovanni Battista Pescetti: Sonata in C minor
Antonio Vivaldi:
-"Stabat Mater Dolorosa" (part 1)
-Largo from "The Four Seasons" (Winter)
Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor, Narine Ghukasyan/saxophone/
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A major, K 209
Johann Sebastian Bach - 340
-Aria "Aus liebe" from The St Matthew Passion, Heghine Ohanyan/soprano/
-Chorale preludes: "Christe, aller Welt Trost", BWV 673; "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland", BWV 599; "Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn", BWV 601; "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659
-Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546
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On May 7, at 19:00, the National Chamber Music Center invites to Robert Amirkhanyan's jubilee concert entitled “Songs in World languages”
National Chamber Choir of Armenia, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Choir: People's Artist of RA Robert Mlkeyan
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia
Conductor: Robert Mlkeyan
The evening will feature songs in English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Latin, and Japanese. The songs will be performed for the first time.
Music: Robert Amirkhanyan
Lyrics:
Johann Goethe (Germany) - 1749-1832
Emil Nelligan (Canada) - 1879-1941
Tomas Tranströmer (Sweden) - 1931-2015
Matsuo Basho (Japan) - 1644 - 1694
Eino Leino (Finland) - 1878-1926
John Donne (England) - 1572-1631
Gabriele D'annunzio (Italy) - 1863-1938
Gaius Catullus (Latin) - 84-54 BC
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Imaginary Folklore։ The Concert in Memory of Mikhail Alperin
On May 8, at 19:30, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a concert entitled "Imaginary Folklore" dedicated to the memory of the Soviet and Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Mikhail Alperin.
The musical work of the world-famous pianist and composer Mikhail Alperin (1956-2018) in its collage imagery and ability to connect the incompatible is comparable only to the work of Sergei Parajanov.
This is especially evident in the concept of "imaginary folklore", where Alperin sought to blend traditional folk motifs with innovative jazz elements, creating a unique genre that transcended cultural and musical boundaries.
Alperin's legacy continues to inspire musicians and composers who seek to explore the uncharted territories of sound and imagination.
Lineup:
Evelina Petrova-Alperin: accordion, vocals | Norway
Simone Weissenfels: piano | Germany
Arto Tuncboyacian: multi-instrumentalist | Armenia
Artem Manukyan: cello | Armenia
Rezo Kiknadze: saxophone | Georgia
Guram Machavariani: guitar | Georgia
Exposition:
"AI-fantasies about Parajanov" (author Giorgio da Vita, Georgia)
The event is held within the framework of the XIV International Festival of Contemporary Experimental and Ethno-Avant-garde Art NOUMEN ART, in coopartation with the National Centre of Chamber Music and with the support of the Royal Embassy of Norway in Tbilisi.
Founder and artistic director of the festival - George Davitashvili
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“Sonet” Piano Duo: In Honor of the Teacher
On May 13, at 19:00, a concert dedicated to the anniversary of Sergey Sarajyan will be held at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.
Piano:
Sona Barseghyan
Armine Grigoryan
In the program:
Gabriel Fauré։ Dolly Suite, op.56, for 4 hands
Franz Schubert։ Fantasy in F Minor, op. 103 for 4 hands
Francis Poulenc։ Sonata for 4 hands
• Prelude
• Rustique
• Final
Sergey Rachmaninoff։ Suite No.1, op.5 “Fantasy” for 2 pianos
• Barcarolle
• Les Larmes
• Paques
Witold Lutoslawski։ Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Georgi Sarajyan։ 3 pieces from Suite on Ashug Themes
Sergey Sarajyan։ 2 pieces from Suite on Komitas Themes
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