Turkey cancels prominent Armenian violinist's concertMay 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 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |