MOSCOW STUDENT NAREK HAKHNAZARIAN FROM ARMENIA RECOGNIZED WINNER IN
VIOLINCELLISTS’ COMPETITION AFTER ARAM KHACHATRIAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Narek Hakhnazarian, a student of the
Moscow Conservatory’s college was awarded the first prize and 15
thousand U.S. dollars monetary award among 17 violicellists
participated in the cellists’ international competition after Aram
Khachatrian held in Yerevan for the first time. The latter was also
awarded the special prize of the State Philharmonic Orchestra of
Armenia: the young cellist will have possibility to perform a concert
program in 2007 with the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia.
As Anna Ter-Hovakimian, the Responsible Secretary of the competition
informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, second and third prizes
defined by the organization committee were equally
shared. Representative of Latvia Ruslan Vilensky and representative of
Turkey Indira Rahmatulla who is Uzbek in origin became the second
prize winners. They were given 5000 dollars each. The third prize,
2500 dollars to each, was equally shared between Tigran Muradian
(Russia) and Sergey Kosemian (Armenia). By the way, nobody was awarded
2000 dollars of encouriging prize.
Denis Zhdanov representing Russia was awarded special prizes defined
for “Spectator’s Sympathy” and “Best Performance of 20th Century
Work.” Cezar Martinez Bourguet (Mexico) got the “Best Performance of
Chamber Sonat” prize, Jeanne Maisonhaute (France) got the “Promising
Participant” prize, and Artur Avanesov (Armenia) got the “Best
Concertmaster” prize. The best prize defined by the jury was awarded
to Spanish representative Guillermo Pastrana.