Geronti Talalyan's 2nd Republican Cello Festival to launch in YerevanApril 4, 2009 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Geronti Talalyan's 2nd Republican Violoncello Festival will launch in Yerevan on Apr. 4. The festival aims at popularization of violoncello. The festival features 12 concerts, some of them to be held in Charentsavan, Abovyan, Vanadzor, Stepanakert. Violoncello master classes will be conducted by Cellist Aram Talalyan within the framework of the festival.According to Aram Talalyan, 4 Armenian cellists, participants of last year's festival became laureates of International Competitions in Riga, Leipzig, Minsk and Moscow. One of them was accepted into LA Conservatory. This year's festival will host 23 Armenian musicians featuring works of Komitas, Klengel, Bach, Shuman and other composers. Festival will last until Jun. 26. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |