Turkey cancels prominent Armenian violinist's concert May 28, 2022 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World-famous Armenian violinist Ara Malikian's concert has been canceled by Turkey's Ministry of Culture, which failed to specify the reason, Bianet reports. The concert would be part of the Capital Cultural Road Festival program of Turkey's Ministry of Culture, set to be held at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall on June 1. People who bought tickets were informed with a message about the cancellation. Malikian performed in Istanbul and Izmir in 2012 and 2019, respectively. Tickets for his concert to be held at Istanbul Zorlu PSM on June 9 are still available.   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. |
