  Armenian representative third at Eurovision Young Musicians  May 12, 2012 - 18:26 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On May 11, Vienna hosted Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 contest’s final, with Armenian representative Narek Ghazaryan occupying the third place. Norway’s Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad became the contest winner, followed by 16-year old Armenian violinist Emmanuel Chgnavoryan from Austria. The semifinals were held on May 5-6. This year the contest brought together 14 musicians, with jury selecting the seven best performs among them. Eurovision Young Musicians is a competition for European musicians that are 18 years old or younger. It is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The televised competition is held every two years, with some countries holding national heats.   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. |
