  Renowned conductor Ohan Durian dies at 88 January 7, 2011 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Renowned conductor Ohan Durian died at the age of 88 on January 6, 2011. By decision of the Armenian Prime Minister, a governmental commission for organization of the funeral was formed. Ohan Durian was born on September 8, 1922 in Jerusalem. He moved to Yerevan in 1957 ands was the conductor of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 1960-65. He had headed the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet since 1971.   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. |
