ARAM KHACHATRIAN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF VIOLONISTS TO BE HELD FOR FIFTH TIME IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 26, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Aram Khachatrian international
contest of violonists will be held in Yerevan for the fifth time
between May 30 and June 6. Over twenty musicians aged 16-32 from
Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Japan, Poland, Corea, France, Italy, Spain,
Mexico, the United States of America and Turkey will take part in
this contest.

According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent
by Anna Ter-Hovakimian, the responsible secretary of the contest,
the contest will be held in three stages. 15 thousand U.S. dollars
is envisaged for the first place, 10 thousand dollar for the second
and 5 thousand dollars for the third place. There are also three
encouraging prizes set making 2000 dollars each.

The organizers of the contest are the RA Ministry of Culture and
Youth Affairs, the "Aram Khachatrian – contest" cultural fund and
the Komitas Conservatory of Yerevan.

Anna Ter-Hovakimian stated that the Aram Khachatrian international
contest of violoncellists will be organized in 2009.