The results of the preliminary selection of the 14th Khachaturian International Competition have been announced, with 16 cellists from 9 countries set to take part in the competition.

The selected contestants are as follows: Fedor Amosov (Russia), Varduhi Mirzoyan (Armenia), Mikayel Petrosyan (Armenia), Zhanna Miniotas (Russia), Anna Koshkina (Russia), Chae-Won Hong (Republic of Korea), Rustem Khamidullin (Russia), Jonathan Swensen (Denmark), Kenta Uno (Japan), Sevak Avanesyan (Armenia /Belgium), Sergey Bulgadaryan (Russia), Kyung Jun Lee (Republic of Korea), Sandra Lied Haga (Norway), Mon-Puo Lee (Spain / Taiwan), Hyejin Kim (Republic of Korea) and Vasily Stepanov (Russia).

The 14th Aram Khachaturian International Competition launches on June 6, on the birthday of great Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian and finishes on June 14 with a gala concert. It is held within the framework of events dedicated to Aram Khachaturian's 115th anniversary.

The competition will take place in three rounds: the first round is set to be held on 7-8 June, the second round (the semi-final) – on 9-10 June, with the third round (final) of the competition scheduled for 12-13 June.

It is aimed at identifying talented young musicians in solo cello or cello and piano (orchestra) specialty, Panorama.am was informed from the competition’s official website.

Khachaturian International Competition is widely-recognized across the world. It is the member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions and it is the only Armenian competition ever honored with such a privilege.

The project is implemented thanks to the joints efforts of Armenia’s Ministry of Culture, “Aram Khachaturian-Competition” Cultural Foundation and Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.