Funeral services for Georgy Garanyan to be held at Tchaikovsky concert hallJanuary 12, 2010 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgy Garanyan Georgy Garanyan was a People's Artist of Russia, a laureate of state awards of the Russian Federation, a laureate of international jazz festivals, he was Chief conductor of Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra. Garanyan represented the first post-war generation of masters of Russian jazz. In 1958 Garanyan's saxophone first sounded in Oleg Lundstrem's orchestra and later, in 1966 in a concert jazz orchestra of Soviet radio. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |