Tehran Times, Iran
Dec 1 2007
Tjeknavorian conducting Armenian orchestra benefit concerts
Tehran Times Art Desk
TEHRAN — The first night of a series of benefit concerts was
performed by an Armenian orchestra conducted by prominent Iranian
musician Loris Tjeknavorian in Tehran on Thursday.
The program has been organized by the Mahak Charity Society, an
institute that supports Iranian children suffering from cancer. The
first performance was held on Loris Tjeknavorian’s 70th birthday.
Austrian musicians Wolfgang David (on Violin) and Gottlieb Wallisch
(on Piano) were guests in the orchestra which was accompanied by the
Armenian tenor vocalist Suren Lazarian.
The concert was highlighted by two Neapolitan pieces which were
played in Memory of Luciano Pavarotti.
This is the second series of benefit concerts that the orchestra has
undertaken for the Mahak Society. Funds raised from ticket sales will
be spent to equip a hospital for children with cancer.
Performances of the concert will continue at Tehran’s Mahak Charity
Society venue until December 6
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