Armenian Symphony Orchestra performed concert dedicated to 2800th anniversary of Yerevan in Italy
The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra led by artistic director and chief conductor Sergey Smbatyan performed a concert at Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. As Panorama.am leant from the Orchestra press service, the event was dedicated to 2800th anniversary of Yerevan and the 115th birthday anniversary of acclaimed Armenian composer and conductor Aram Khachatourian.
Works by Armenian composers Komitas, Aram Khachatourian, Edgar Hovhannisyan and others were performed during the event, that was attended by members of diplomatic corps, officials, representatives of art and culture sector.
In the beginning of the concert Armenian Ambassador to Italy Viktoria Baghdasaryan addressed welcome remarks, highlighting the Armenian-Italian relations, and cultural ties.
According to the source, the Rome Opera House was impressed with the evening of Armenian music and conductor Smbatyan met a warm reception in the end, returning to the stage for several times on the public request to perform new works.