Aram Khachaturian’s music to be performed in U.S. in commemoration of Armenian Genocide

April 16, 2010 - 20:14 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - In commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian violinist Tatevik Ayazyan and pianist Karine Poghosyan, both from New York, will present a concert of Armenian music at the Englewood Public Library, State of New Jersey, U.S.

Ayazyan and Poghosyan will perform famous Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian’s music.

The concert is funded by the Englewood Public Library friends, due to which the concert is free and open to the public.

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.