ELEMENTS OF THE ARMENIAN MUSIC FOUND IN Q. PENDEREVTSKI MUSIC
Aysor
Oct 30 2009
Armenia
It is the second year that in the frameworks of the 10th international
festival "Prospective of 21" is being held the concert called "Days
of Qshishtof Pnderetski in Armenia", and it is the second year that
Qshishtof Pnderetski, the Polish famous composer, whose roots are
Armenian, arrives to Armenia.
Today on the meeting with the journalists Qshishtof Pnderetski spoke
about the Armenian audience and mentioned that he had the pleasure to
see the young people on the concerts, as on the concerts in European
countries mainly is present an aged audience.
The organizer of the "Prospective of 21" festival Stepan Rostomyan
on his turn attached importance to the famous quartet "Shanhay". The
quartet has performed in Armenia the new quartet by Q. Pendevski
where can be found old elements of Armenian music.
"Just as Picasso in painting, so Penderetski in music is the creator
of many styles",- mentioned S. Rostomyan and added that it was long
before that they wished to invite Q. Penderetski to Armenia, but it
didn’t come out, it was also the wish of Aram Khachatryan and now it
came true.
Q. Penderetski is in Armenia with his wife. She accompanies her
husband during the concert.