WORLD-FAMOUS PIANIST BORIS BEREZOVSKI’S CONCERTS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Dec 19, 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert of world-famous pianist
Boris Berezovski will be held on December 19 at Aram Khachatrian
concert hall, within the framework of the Prospects of the 21st
8th international music festival initiated by the Armenian Music
Center. Aram Khachatrian’s Piano Concert and Second Symphony will be
performed at the concert to the accompaniment of the State Armenian
Philharmonic Orchestra.

As composer Stepan Rostomian, festival’s Chairman, said at a press
conference held before the concert, pianist’s second concert will
be held on December 20 at A. Spendiarian National Academic Theater
of Opera and Ballet, during which B. Berezovski will perform works
by Chopin.

"We are grateful to Berezovski, as he is one of the best performers of
Aram Khachatrian’s works, and the composer’s Piano Concert performed
by him has been recorded lately," S. Rostomian said.

According to B. Berezovski, for him, it is an honor to perform
Khachatrian’s works. Besides, the pianist also performs with pleasure
works by Avet Terterian and Komitas. "By the way, the majority of
musicians did not know that A. Khachatrian has a Piano Concert. It
was a surprise for me as well, and it is a pity that this work has
never been performed in Soviet years.

While in the 1960-s A. Khachatrian’s works, including the Concert,
were very popular in Europe," the Russian pianist said.

It should be mentioned that Berezovski’s concert is the last within
the framework of the Prospects of the 21st festival this year.