Yerevan to host "Return Fstival"September 7, 2009 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Return Festival" which is taking place in Armenia for the third time will start on September 22 in Yerevan. Armenian musicians from different corners of world will arrive in Armenian capital. Festival orchestra will be conducted by cellist Aram Talalyan.Opening concerts will be performed by Juliette Galstyan (mezzo-soprano, Switzerland) - Haykanush Danielyan's great granddaughter, and Mikayel Balyan (harpsichord, Germany). Audience will have the opportunity to listen to renowned violin player Graf Murzha, as well as Nina Sarapyan (violin), Koryun Asatryan (saxophone), Henrike Ugarte (accordion), Arax Davtyan (soprano) and the State ensemble of soloists (artistic director Zaven Vardanian). Festival will close on October 24. Final concerts will be performed by Vahagn Papyan and Armenian State Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor: Sergey Smbatyan). 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 | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |