CONCERT DEDICATED TO 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMPOSER HAROUTIUN DELLALIAN TO BE CONDUCTED BY CONDUCTOR EMILIO POMARICO

Noyan Tapan
Nov 1, 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1,NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the philharmonic
orchestra of Armenia dedicated to the 70th anniversary of composer
Haroutiun Dellalian will take place in the Aram Khachatrian concert
hall on November 2 within the frameworks of the first International
Music Festival held in Yerevan.

The orchestra will perform the "Death" symphonic poem and the
Third Symphony by Haroutiun Dellalian, as well as the "Prelude"
and the Fourth Symphony by Brahms conducted by Emilio Pomarico,
a world-famous conductor.

According to the information provided by Emilio Pomarico at the
November 1 press conference, for the first time he became acquainted
with the works of Haroutiun Dellalian due to the daughter of the
composer. "I was very excited by the music of Dellalian, which is
like poetry. I became to know the Armenian people through his works,"
the conductor said. Emilio Pomarico mentioned that it is the first
time that he is conducting the work of the Armenian composer, however,
it is not excluded that he will refer to the work of Tigran Mansurian
in the near future.

The Italian conductor also mentioned that composers are paid great
attention to in European countries. For that purpose considerable sums
are allocated to orchestras by the state budget so as they perform
the works of patriotic composers and spread their works throughout the
world. Emilio Pomarico believes that the Armenian orchestras as well
should pay attention to that fact and include more works by Armenian
composers in their repertoire.