  Pianist Hayk Melikyan gave concert in YerevanJuly 4, 2009 - 20:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Young pianist Hayk Melikyan gave a concert in Yerevan on July 4. The program featured works by Komitas, Tigran Mansuryan, Vahram Babayan, Levon Chaushyan, Iannis Xenakis, Ada Gentile, Salvatore Sciarrino, Alexander Mossolov and Olivier Messiaen. Levon Chaushyan's "Déjà vu" prelude was performed for the first time. "I admire the music of the 20th century, that is why I included these works in my program," Melikyan told a PanRMENIAN.Net reporter. "This music demands freedom of mind, a specific philosophy. Hayk Melikyan is a graduate of Yerevan State Conservatoire. He is the author of three symphonic and choral compositions.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
