On October 7, legendary violinist Pinchas Zukerman will give an exclusive one-night-only performance at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan. The concert will be held in the frames of the 20th edition of "Yerevan Perspectives" International Music Festival and will feature Beethoven Violin Concerto and Concerto for 2 Violins by Bach. As the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra reports, the concert under baton of conductor Eduard Topchjan will also feature young violinist, first awardee of Menuhin competition Diana Adamyan.
Zukerman launched his conducting career in 1970 with the English Chamber Orchestra, and served as director of London's South Bank Festival from 1971 to 1974. Zukerman was music director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra from 1980 to 1987. He later directed the summer festivals of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1991–1995) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1996–1999). In 1999, he became Music Director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) in Ottawa, stepping down from the post in 2015. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009.
Zukerman plays the "Dushkin" violin of 1742. His honors include the King Solomon Award, the National Medal of Arts, the Isaac Stern Award for Artistic Excellence, and an honorary doctorate from Brown University. His recordings have received 21 Grammy nominations, and two Grammy wins.
"Yerevan Perspectives" International Music Festival is an annual, year round festival which invites to Armenia top famous classical musicians, orchestras, ensembles and so on. The festival also organizes special projects by cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and with the other structures.