EVENT DEDICATED TO 105th ANNIVERSARY OF ARAM KHACHATRIAN’S BIRTH HELD AT ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN NEW DELHI

Noyan Tapan

Au g 20, 2008

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 20, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. A musical event
dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the world-famous composer Aram
Khachatrian’s birth was organized at the Armenian embassy in New Delhi.

The event was opened by the Armenian ambasasdor to India Ashot
Kocharian who presented the details of Aram Khachatrian’s biography
and creative life.

Then some works of the great composer were performed by the musicians
invited from the Russian Cultural Center in New Delhi: female pianist
Svetlana Rodoshkevich and flutist Mikhail Ushenin. In particular,
such works by Khachatrian as his "Nocturne", waltz for "Masked Ball"
drama by Lermontov, and excerpts from ballets "Gayane" and "Spartacus"
were performed.

According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, the event
was attended by officials of the Indian foreign ministry, heads of
the diplomatic missions in New Delhi, representatives of NGOs, art
critics and musicians.