RUSSIAN PIANIST DENIS MATSUYEV PERFORMS WITH YEREVAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA ON DECEMBER 19

Noyan Tapan
Dec 19 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Youth Orchestra
of Yerevan, which will be headed by conductor Sergey Smbatian,
will take place on December 19 at the Aram Khachaturian concert
hall. Russian pianist Denis Matsuyev will take part in the concert
which was initiated by the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues,
Vladimir Spivakov’s international charity fund and Yerevan Komitas
State Conservatory. At the press conference taken place on the same
day, D.Matsuyev mentioned that though he visited Armenia for the third
time, but he considers it, as well as other countries of the former
Soviet Union as his home. "My previous two concerts in Armenia were
held with brilliant success, and, I am sure that today’s concert
will also enjoy severe Armenian spectator’s praise," the Russian
pianist mentioned. D.Matsuyev became a soloist of the Moscow State
Philharmony. He performed with the best orchestras of Russia and
abroad. D.Matsuyev organized in 2004 in Irkutsk the "Baikal Stars"
festival, and in 2005 in Moscow the "Crescendo" festival of young
talents.

The pianist is the Deputy Chairman of the "New Names" international
charity fund, diploma holder of the London and Rio de Janeiro Music
Academies. In 2006, D.Matsuyev became a member of the Culture Council
attached to the RF President as well as was given the title of the
honourary artist of Russia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress