PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN HOSTED THE WORLD-FAMOUS POLISH COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR OF ARMENIAN DECENT, KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI

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Oct 29 2009
Armenia

Today, the President of Armenia hosted the world-famous Polish
composer and conductor of Armenian decent, Krzysztof Penderecki. He has
arrived to our country with the "Krzysztof Penderecki Days in Armenia"
program, in the framework of the Tenth International musical festival
Perspectives of the 21st.

The President of Armenia cordially welcomed the great composer to
Armenia and said, "We are ever honored to welcome you to Armenia. Our
people greatly appreciate you art, your compositions, as well as
you dedication and Armenian roots." Serzh Sargsyan also said that
taking into consideration people’s opinion and desire expressed by
the musical community of Armenia, on October 28 he sighed a decree
to award Krzysztof Penderecki with the Order of Honor.

Accepting the high state award with gratitude, Krzysztof Penderecki
said that he was greatly honored to receive such high distinction,
which he owes in part to his Armenian grandmother. He said that he
was participating in the Perspectives of the 21st for the second
time and was absolutely amazed. "I am especially happy to see many
young people in the audience, which means that my art has future,"
the celebrated artist stressed.

The President of Armenia and Krzysztof Penderecki spoke also about
the Armenian-Polish cultural ties and new perspectives for their
development.