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Geronti Talalyan’s 2nd Republican Cello Festival to launch in Yerevan
04.04.2009 17:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Geronti Talalyan’s 2nd Republican Violoncello
Festival will launch in Yerevan on Apr. 4. The festival aims at
popularization of violoncello. The festival features 12 concerts, some
of them to be held in Charentsavan, Abovyan, Vanadzor,
Stepanakert. Violoncello master classes will be conducted by Cellist
Aram Talalyan within the framework of the festival.

According to Aram Talalyan, 4 Armenian cellists, participants of last
year’s festival became laureates of International Competitions in
Riga, Leipzig, Minsk and Moscow. One of them was accepted into LA
Conservatory.

This year’s festival will host 23 Armenian musicians featuring works
of Komitas, Klengel, Bach, Shuman and other composers. Festival will
last until Jun. 26.