YEREVAN. – In 2014, the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (APO) will head for a huge concert tour devoted the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Visits to Spain and the Scandinavian countries are expected during the tour, APO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Eduard Topchjan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, concerts will be held in Italy in August, subsequently, in Austria and in Germany, then again in Italy, and in Slovakia.

Topchjan noted, however, that the last two years were not good for the orchestra in terms of concert tours. According to APA artistic director, a concert visit was planned to Japan, but this was not brought to fruition because of the devastating earthquake that hit this country.

“A very large tour was planned throughout Spain in November 2013, which was put off due to the huge [economic] crisis in their country.

“But I am glad that all of these [concert] programs were not canceled, but rather solely rescheduled,” Eduard Topchjan stressed.