Armenian State Symphony Orchestra (ASSO) will participate in "Wandering Music Stars Festival" in Israel to be held from March 1 to 5. As the Orchestra reported in a statement, the opening concert of the festival will take place in Jerusalem on March 1 with performance of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and clarinetists Shirley Brill. The concert will be conducted by ASSO Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan.
The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will perform four concerts – one in Jerusalem on March 2 and in three in Tel Aviv on March 3,4,5. The concerts will be conducted by Sergey Smbatyan and Dmitry Yablonsky. The programme includes Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Alexey Shor's Violin Concerto “Phantasms”. ASSO will perform Tchaikovsky's “Romeo and Juliet” Overture-Fantasie. The concert programme also features Sinfonietta by Armenian composer Alexander Harutyunyan. As the source said, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the renowned Armenian composer and the performance of his work in Israel will come as a tribute to his memory.
One the organizers of the Wandering Music Stars festival is the European Foundation for Support of Culture. The ASSO will leave for Israel with the support of the ministry of education, science, culture and sport as well as the European Foundation for Support of Culture.