The 5th Khachaturian International Festival hosted famous Swiss violinist David Nebel, who performed Violin Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the best compositions of European classical music with the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia (SYOA) on 9 November.
As the festival organizers informed, Nebel also surprised the Armenian audience presenting Krunk (The Craine) by Komitas. “When I realized that I will be visiting Armenia I was searching for something to present. I heard this composition by Komitas and wanted to perform it. This is a unique piece,” Nebel noted.
David Nebel was impressed by the cooperation with the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia. “Amazing audience! I was very excited to perform. I spent good time in Armenia with amazing musicians and fantastic conductor Sergey Smbatyan. Nowadays it is hard to find someone like him. He is unique; it was pleasure and honor to perform with him. And the orchestra was absolutely fantastic. I would like to perform with them again,” Nebel noted, adding he had known about the Khachaturian Festival before coming here, as many of his friends performed within the framework of the festival.
He also noted that Khachaturian is very famous in Switzerland, Europe and he had performed Violin Concerto by Khachaturian.
The SYOA, headed by conductor Sergey Smbatyan also presented Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky during the evening.
The 5th Khachaturian International Festival is held under the high patronage of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. It is implemented thanks to the joint efforts of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia (General Partner of the Orchestra – VivaCell-MTS), with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the “Khachaturian” Foundation and European Foundation for Support of Culture.