KIM KASHKASHIAN PERFORMED AT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION CONCERT IN TORONTO
17:10, 2 March, 2015
YEREVAN, 2 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. A concert dedicated to the Centennial of
the Armenian Genocide was held with the support of the Embassy of the
Republic of Armenia in Canada on March 1. As the Department of Press,
Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Armenia reports to “Armenpress”, the concert called
“In Memory” was held at the Mazzoleni Concert Hall of the Royal
Conservatory of Toronto and included performances by the famous Amici
Trio and world-famous violist, Grammy Award winner Kim Kashkashian.
In his welcome speech prior to the concert, Armenia’s Ambassador
to Canada Armen Yeganyan touched upon the events dedicated to the
Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, talked about the importance of
the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and stressed
the need to rule out such crimes against humanity in the future.