Yerevan 10th International Music Festival is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia. The festival will officially start on September 12, featuring famous violinist Viviane Hagner in Aram Khachatryan Concert Hall.

Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra informed Panorama.am that Conductor Eduard Topchjan will lead the concert, which will feature works of Dvorak and Hector Berlioz.

The festival will last until October 10. Famous musicians and conductors from different countries will perform along the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra.

The festival is held under the High Patronage of the First Lady of Armenia, Mrs. Rita Sargsyan and is supported by the Ministry of Culture of RA. The Artistic Directors of the Festival are Alexander Chaushian and Eduard Topchjan.

ara-malikian-violinist The latest project of Spanish-based talented violinist, Ara Malikian of Lebanese descent, is dedicated to peace and solidarity. Touring through the refugee camps, Ara Malikian played his faithful instrument, the violin for Syrian children, Arevelk informs.

Spanish sources write that the musician is also a “victim of the war”. With his family, Malikian was forced to leave Lebanon in the 1970s for Europe because of the Lebanese Civil War.

Now he’s able to bring joy to those children deprived from happy childhood. According to the musician, many of them hear the violin for the first time; they dance to it and touch the strings with surprise.

Ara Malikian told the children how the violin saved him when he was a refugee like them. He said that in this manner he wants to raise awareness in the world about the current state of the Syrian people.

Violinist Viviane Hagner to perform during Yerevan 10th International Music Festival

Arevelk: Violinist Ara Malikian plays for Syrian refugees