The 11th Aram Khachaturian International Competition (violin) will start in Yerevan on June 6. Twenty-nine young violinists from 17 countries will participate in the first stage of the competition.

The musicians will represent Armenia, Russia, Romania, Austria, Korea, Japan, Serbia, Estonia, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Iran, France, UK, the United States, Belarus and China.

Aram Khachaturian International Competition is a result of joint efforts of the Armenian Ministry of Culture, the Aram Khachaturian Competition Cultural Foundation and the Yerevan Conservatory and is held under the high auspices of First Lady Rita Sargsyan, the Honorary President of the Competition’s Board of Trustees.