INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CELLISTS AFTER ARAM KHACHATRIAN TO START ON
MAY 30

YEREVAN, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. An international contest of cellists
after Aram Khachatrian will start on May 30 at Yerevan Aram
Khachatrian concert hall with participation of 17 16-30-year-old
cellists from Armenia, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and
USA. As Sergei Sarajian, Chairman of the contest steering committee,
Rector of Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas, informed at the
May 29 press conference, this contest held for the first time in
Armenia consists of three stages and will be concluded on June 6, Aram
Khachatrian’s birthday. 15 thousand USD is to be given for the first
place, 10 thousand USD for the second place and 5 thousand USD for the
third place. There will be also encouraging prizes amounting to 2000
USD. According to S.Sarajian, special prizes are also instituted for
the nominations “Spectator’s Liking,” “Promising Participant,” “The
Best Solo Performer,” “The Best Performance of 20th Century Work,”
“The Best Performance of a Virtuoso Work.” According to S.Sarajian,
all participants without fail should perform Aram Khachatrian’s
concert for cello. “The contest’s goal is to reveal the talented
musicians, as well as to pass them the heritage left by Aram
Khachatrian,” S.Sarajian mentioned. Composer Tigran Mansurian, Medea
Abrahamian, Wolfgang Boettcher (Germany), Ivan Monighetti
(Switzerland) and Vahram Sarajian (USA) are included in the jury.