Aram Khachaturian
The European Foundation for Support of Culture endorsed by the Culture Ministry of Malta, the Culture Ministry of Armenia, Arts Council Malta and the Valletta-2018 Foundation will hold the Armenian Cultural Days in Malta from April 18 to 30.
The cultural events will start with the concert dedicated to the world-famous composer Aram Khachaturian on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of his birth. The programme includes the Violin Concerto in D minor performed by the Rector of the Kazakh National University of Arts Aiman Mussakhajayeva accompanied by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of the Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan.
The programme will also include an unprecedented concert by the prominent Armenian pianist Nareh Arghamanyan playing with the Maltese musicians.
In order to better acquaint the public with Armenian cinema, special screenings of selected movies by talented Armenian filmmakers will be held.
Exhibitions dedicated to the great Armenian composers Komitas and Aram Khachaturian will be presented.
For anyone interested in knowing more about Armenia, this festival provides a great opportunity to do so: The “Khachkars” and “The Mystery of Stones” exhibitions are designed to draw the viewer closer to Armenia, its mountains, its secrets and its spirit.
An unforgettable highlight of the Armenian Cultural Days promises to be the collaboration between the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra for the premiere performance of “Images of the Great Siege”, the symphonic cycle for two orchestras by composer Alexey Shor, which is dedicated to the Great Siege of Malta in 1565.
Talented children from Malta and holders of scholarships from the “Art and Culture” Foundation from Armenia will present an exceptional concert programme.
Among the participants is an Armenian dance ensemble “ARAXE” which combines traditional Armenian dances with the elements of modern choreography.
With the support of the Public Broadcasting Service, the best Junior Eurovision contestants from Armenia and Malta will perform.
The world-famous Khachaturian Trio will also perform a concert programme within the festival. The Armenian Cultural Days in Malta will close with “The Magic Cello” concert. Winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition Narek Hakhnazaryan will perform accompanied by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Tigran Hakhnazaryan.