YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), March 9 – On March 7 Antonia Arslan, a famous Italian writer of Armenian origin and the professor of modern Italian literature at the University of Padua, was awarded the gold medal of the Armenian Ministry of Culture. The award ceremony was held at the Armenian Ambassy in Italy.
The Armenian Ambassador to [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), March 9—President Serge Sarkisian received the world famous Serbian film director Emir Kusturica on March 6, according to the press service of Armenia.
The cult director and musician was in Armenia for the first time. On March 5 he held a concert in Yerevan together with his band “The No Smoking Orchestra.”
“We are very pleased to [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), March 5— Armenian and Russian filmmakers plan to shoot a joint film devoted to the 150 anniversary of the great Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov’s birth.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Diaspora, issues related to the scenario and possible funding of the Armenian-Russian venture were discussed during the meeting of [...]
YEREVAN (Aysor.am), March 2–The Third State Theater X Festival will be held in Yerevan, organized with the support of Armenia’s Ministry of Culture and the National Theater Association. Theater troupes from Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will participate in the Festival.
The festival’s director Ruben Babayan told journalists that the sponsors are focusing more on the [...]
Proceeds of Gillian’s Concert with State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia to Go Towards School’s Reconstruction
YEREVAN (Panorama.am), February 26–World famous rock musicians Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell) sent musical instruments as a gift for N6 musical school in Gyumri.
Professional musical instruments from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation are supplied to [...]
YEREVAN (ARKA), February 26—The famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will come to Armenia to take part in the 11th International Festival “21st Century Perspectives.”
As the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan said on Thursday, many internationally famous singers and music bands will take part in this festival that will take place in 2010 in Yerevan.
Such musicians [...]
YEREVAN (ARKA), February 23—Gregory Dobrygin known to the Armenian audience for his work in the film “Akhtamar,” which was launched by the cognac brand Ararat, won a “Silver Bear” at the 60th International Film Festival in Berlin. This message was reported by the press service of the Yerevan Brandy Factory.
The Russian film “How I Spent [...]
YEREVAN (Newsarmenia.ru), February 11 — A participant of the Armenian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2010, the singer Sonya, was left out of the competition.
Armenian delegation head Diana Mnatsakanyan explained that Sonya will not take part in the contest because of health problems.
However, at various Internet forums and blogs the question whether Sonya was disqualified [...]
YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Armenian culture will be represented in a number of countries this year, including Bulgaria, Georgia, Egypt, China, Syria and Russia, according to the Armenian Ministry of Culture.
“Seasons of Armenian Culture” will be underway in Georgia, while the other nations will host “Days of Armenian Culture.”
According to a ministry spokesperson, Iranian, Belorussian, Arabic [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am), February 3–On January 31, Maassluis cultural center in South Holland in the Netherlands hosted a book launch of a Dutch-translated version of “The Return of Green Gods,” a collection of poems written by Armenian poet Vahe Arsen. The book was translated by Anna Maria Martirosyan-Mattaar, reads a release issued by Armenia’s Ministry of [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am) — On March 5, Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra will be giving an exclusive performance in Yerevan’s National Opera and Ballet Academic Theater named after Alexander Spendiaryan.
The Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician of Bosnian origin won the Palme d’Or twice and has also received the French Ordre des Arts et des [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia) — The president of Armenia Serge Sarkisian granted State Awards to various literature and art figures of Armenia today.
State Awards were granted to Vahan Grigoryan in literature and Eduard Yerkanyan in music. Ararat Aghasyan, Gravard Hakobyan, Murad Asatryan and Vigen Ghazaryan all received awards in the field of fine arts.
“It is a [...]
YEREVAN (ArmeniaNow.com)–An orchestra made up of medical professionals will perform a charity concert in Yerevan on January 17.
A group of 80 representing the World Doctors Orchestra arrived this week. Most of the orchestra members have come to Armenia for the first time.
Founded in 2007 by Stefan Wilich, Professor of Medicine at the Charite University Medical [...]
YEREVAN (ArmeniaNow.com)–Music fans gathered in Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow on January 14 to bid farewell to Armenian jazz saxophonist, Georgi Garanyan.
The 76-year-old composer, conductor and saxophonist died of a heart attack in Krasnodar, Russia, where he had arrived for a concert performance with French composer and pianist Michel Legrand. Garanyan will be buried at Vagankovskoye cemetery [...]
YEREVAN (A1plus.am)–Composer Edgar Hovhannisian, People’s Artist of the USSR, would have been 80 on January 14.
Representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Culture will visit his tomb to commemorate the great composer.
Edgar Hovhannisian graduated from he Yerevan State Conservatory in 1953, then pursued post-graduate work at the Moscow Conservatory, where he worked under famed Armenian composer [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am) – Filmmakers Narine Mkrtchyan and Arsen Azatyan pitched their feature-length film “Peace” at this year’s Connecting Cottbus, an East-West co-production market, as part of FilmFestival Cottbus in Germany.
Filmmakers can submit new feature film projects to an audience of European professionals in order to find partners for successful realization.
Azatyan, speaking with Tert.am, stated that [...]
YEREVAN (ARKA)–Armenian ministry of culture said the government of Japan will provide a 27 million Yen assistance to Armenia’s National Picture Gallery, which will be used to upgrade its artifacts restoration workshop.
The grant agreement was signed Tuesday by Armenian culture minister Hasmik Poghosian and Yukikhiko Edjiri, a representative of the Japan’s Agency for International Cooperation.
A [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am) – On December 22, Malta’s Armenian community unveiled a khatchkar (a commemorative cross-stone) in the country’s capital, Valletta. The khatchkar was erected as a symbol of friendship and gratitude to the people of Malta for the assistance they displayed to the Armenian people during the difficult times of 1375 and 1915.
Participating in the [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am)–Events in Yerevan during this holiday season will begin on December 25 and run through till January 13, said head of the culture department at Yerevan City Hall, Lusine Martirosyan.
According to her, the New Year celebrations will begin with the symbolic ceremony of lighting the country’s main Christmas tree in central Yerevan.
This year, specialists [...]
Yerevan (PanArmenian.net) — National Cinema Center’s principal achievement of 2009 was the elaboration of international agreements with foreign film production companies, according to Gevorg Gevorgyan, Director of the National Cinema Center of Armenia.
“Those agreements will enable us to make joint investments, raising the quality of films, as well as bring together actors from various countries,” [...]
Yerevan (Tert.am) — A 17th century Armenian church was uncovered during archeological excavations in the Bulgarian city of Veliko Tarnovo. Presently, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture is taking steps to recognize the Armenian church as a valuable state historic cultural monument, reports the Russian-language news site Caucasian Knot.
Specialists had begun excavation work in April 2009. Historians [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am)–Numerous musical performances and events are planned to take place in Armenia next year, most of which will be implemented by Vibrografus company under the name Worldwide Music Festival.
Within the framework of the festival, one of the greatest guitar players of our time, John McLaughlin, along with The 4th Dimension, will be holding a [...]
YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net)–Deep Purple is giving a concert in Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports and Music Complex on May 25, 2010.
The main organizers of the concert are Vibrographus and ArmRusGas Prom. Vibrographus has organized the concerts of legendary rock bands like “Uriah Heep” and “Jethro Tull” in Yerevan.
The world famous rock band Deep Purple will meet its [...]
YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net)–On November 28, Komitas’ Chamber Music Hall will host the celebration of pianist, composer and conductor Sedrak Yerkanyan’s 50th jubilee, as well as the 40th anniversary of his creative work and the 15th anniversary of his work with the Tagharan Early Music Ensemble.
The jubilee concert will feature Sedrak Yerkanyan’s composition, “Ancient Armenian wedding songs: [...]