FIFTH FESTIVAL
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April 21, 2009
Composer Tigran Mansuryan turns 70 years old on May 15 and the
celebration will be held on the sidelines of the fifth "National
Gallery" international music festival. The festival will feature new
works and others that have only been heard once or not at all.
The official opening ceremony of the festival will be held tomorrow
at 7 p.m. at the Illuminations Hall of the National Gallery and will
continue until May 29. The National Gallery’s doors will be open to
art fans, music collectioners, the orchestra of the State National
Academy of Opera and Ballet, the State Soloist Ensemble, the "Yerevan"
Trio, Kolin Yakobsen, Karla Kihlsted and others.
The orchestra of the State National Academy of Opera and Ballet and
soloists will perform during the opening ceremony. Mendelson’s 200th
anniversary will be among the events to be held during the festival.
The festival comprises 6 concerts. Russian singer Maxim Novikov
(alto) will also take part in this festival, which is in its fifth
year running.
The festival is organized under the auspices of the RA Ministry
of Culture and VivaCell-MTS is the general sponsor. Entrance is
by invitation.