May 12, 2009 - 18:35 AMT
Renaissance International Festival completed in Armenia
On May 6-11 Gyumri hosted Renaissance International Festival. Musicians from Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Georgia, different regions of Armenia and NKR participated in the contest.

The festival featured over 740 musicians performing on piano, string and wind instruments, singling folk and classic songs.

The following winners were announced at the closing ceremony of May 12: Marika Gelashvili (piano), Theona Kazishvili (string instruments), Mane Harutyunyan (oboe), Emmanuelle Hovhannesyan (duduk), Tigran Melikyan (classic vocal) and Angela Mirakyan (folk song).

Renaissance International Festival in memory of Komitas' 140th anniversary was held under the patronage of Armenia's first lady, Rita Sargsyan.