  JIVAN GASPARIAN TO PERFORM AT SAINT-PETERSBURG CONSERVATOIREApril 10, 2002 - 23:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today duduk virtuoso Jivan Gasparian together with a group of musicians will perform a single concert at the theater of Saint-Petersburg conservatoire. As reported by «Arminfo» agency, famous musicians from Russia, France, Italy and Israel will take part in the concert. Clarinetist Sergey Starostin, pianist Ludovico Einaudi, saxophonists Luigi Cinque and Didie Malerb, guitarist Patrice Meyer and singer Emil Zrihan are among them. The group first became generally recognized in 2001 at the celebrities of the 1700-th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in Armenia. Yerevan conservatoire professor, owner of four golden medals of international competitions under the aegis of UNESCO Jivan Gasparian plays duduk since he was six and calls it the instrument of his life.  Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
