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Komitas and Medieval Music Culture conference commences on September 26

September 23, 2016 By administrator

comitas With the support of the Armenian Ministry of Culture, Komitas Museum-Institute will hold Komitas and Medieval Music Culture conference-festival on September 26-October 8, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Independence of Armenia.

According to public relations department of the ministry, the conference-festival will be an unprecedented event in the history of the studies of Komitas music in terms of equipment, software, communications and prestigious international scientists involved.

The opening ceremony of the festival will be held on September 26 at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.
Musicians from Armenia, France, Japan will perform during the ceremony. Hover State Chamber Choir of Armenia, State Chamber Choir of Armenian, Yerevan State Chamber Choir, State Academic Choir of Armenia, Anahit Papian (soprano), Hasmik Torosyan (soprano), Irina Zakaryan (soprano) will also perform during the concert.

The opening ceremony of the international conference will be held on September 27.

The 145th anniversary of Komitas celebrated with a concert in Tokyo (Japan)

July 5, 2014 By administrator

The 145th anniversary of the birth of Komitas was celebrated on July 2 in the famous room “Kinga-Yamaha” Tokyo (Japan) concert pianist Takahiro Akiba. Concert organized by the Embassy of Armenia in Japan. Many Japanese music lovers, as well as members of the Armenian community in Japan attended the concert. Takahiro Akiba studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. In 2013 at the Komitas festival which took place in Germany, she won the first prize.