  8 persons receive 2009 President’s Award in performing arts, cinema and paintingApril 12, 2010 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 10, 2010, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on establishment of RA President’s Youth Award in performing arts, cinema and painting. Gurgen Baveyan (baritone) was awarded in the nomination for singing, Eduard Nersisyan (saxophone), Sona Barseghyan (piano), Petros Simidyan (piano) in the nomination for instrumental performance. Ovsanna Shekoyan was awarded for a series of paintings titled School, Vahagn Ghukasyan for a series of paintings titled Idea and Bagrat Balabekyan for creative search in fine arts and literature. Aram Pachyan (Sevak Tamamyan) was given President’s Award for his series of short stories.   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 |  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. |
