THE ARAM KHACHATURIAN TRIO PLANNING WORLD TOUR

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.09.2009 14:45 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Aram Khachaturian Trio is planning a world
tour. The repertoire, terms and cities are being determined, violin
player Karen Shahgaldyan told a news conference in Yerevan.

For her part, pianist and director of Aram Khachaturian house museum
Armine Grigoryan noted that the Trio performs compositions of various
periods and genres.

"The Trio consists of talented musicians and I am happy for their
success," said Asatur Guzelyan, UK entrepreneur of Armenian descent,
who intends to sponsor the tour.

The Aram Khachaturian Trio was founded in 1999 as Arsika Trio
and was renamed in 2008. The Trio toured extensively throughout
Armenia, Russia, Switzerland, Central and South America. It has
also participated in a number of prestigious festivals, such as
the Festival de las Artes (Costa Rica) and Festival International
Cervantino (Mexico).