ALVARO HAKOBIAN TO HEAD URUGUAY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Dec 05 2006
MONTEVIDEO, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. 31-year old
Armenian musician Alvaro Hakobian was appointed the new head of the
Uruguay Philharmonic Orchestra. According to Radio Liberty, Hakobian
was born in Montevideo, is an Armenian-speaking, visited Armenia few
times, is also a specialist of the Armenian music. He founded and
headed Armenian choirs and orchestras in South America. Presenting
his programs, Alvaro Hakobian mentioned that he will always attempt
to involve Armenian composers’ and especially Aram Khachatrian’s
works in repertoire of the orchestra.