Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan to perform in Granada Theatre, KS October 15, 2011 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan will present the next concert in the Emporia Arts Council series on October 18 in the Granada Theatre, Kansas. Hakhnazaryan received the first prize and gold medal at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, and was hailed as “a seasoned phenom” in the Washington Post’s review of his Kennedy Center debut. “He produces a powerful and colorful sound in all registers, nails every big shift and flashes all the virtuoso’s tricks with insolent ease,” the Post review said. “He should have a stellar career.” The 2011-2012 season will bring his first concerto appearance at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the direction of Ryan McAdams, as part of the Young Concert Artists Gala. The season for Hakhnazaryan also includes performances with the London Symphony and the Mariinsky Orchestra, a five-concert tour across Europe with the Moscow Philharmonic; and other international orchestras in Milan, Jerusalem, and Tokyo, The Emporia Gazette reported. 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 | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |