Brahms and Shostakovich compositions to open 4th Yerevan International Music Festival![]() September 2, 2010 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan will be hosting the 4th International Music Festival on September 11-October 22. The festival will be opened with compositions of Brahms and Shostakovich, performed under the guidance of conductor Eduard Topchyan. The festival is held under the patronage of the First Lady of Armenia Rita Sargsyan and Sir Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon. Festival Art Directors are Eduard Topchyan and Alexander Chaushyan, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra press service reported. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |