Yerevan to host concert dedicated to Arpine Kalinina’s works
19.12.2009 18:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Sunday, December 20, Yeghishe Charents’
House-Museum will host a concert dedicated to young composer Arpine
Kalinina’s works. The young composer’s musical pieces will be
performed by Arakel Magakyan (violoncello), Lusine Hautyunyan
(violin), Anush Nazaryan (vocal), Sergey Chalakhyan (saxophone) as
well as Kalinina herself.

After Komitas’ music, the audience will have the chance to listen to
romances based on Charents and Tumanyan’s poems, as well as a ballade
based on Sona Van’s poem titled `What’s up with me?’

The concert program also includes a saxophone and piano trio based on
Charents’ poem `For you all the warmth that is in my heart’ and a trio
violin and violoncello concert based on Charents’ «Tagharan» poem.

An undergraduate student at Yerevan State Conservatory’s piano
department, Arpine Kalinina has participated in many creative contests
and concerts (including 2001-2004 young composers’ festivals named
Aram Khachaturyan). She is an author of concerts and chamber ensembles
(nonet, trio, piano pieces, vocal cycles etc.). Her works have been
performed in many concert halls, including Aram Khachauryan’s
house-museum, Composers’ Union of Armenia and Naregatsi art center.

Kalinina’s talent was highly appreciated by famous art critics like
Kshishtof Penderetsky and Andrey Bitov.