· Classical
The dates for the CROSSROADS International Festival are announced
This year's international festival will be held in Yerevan and Dilijan from April 29 to May 16. The festival, held for the seventh time, is titled "Armenian Mosaic". This year's performers include Andrius Arutiunian, Gascia Uzunian, Hayk Melikyan, Assonance Ensemble, the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory Boomerang Ensemble, and the Yerevan String Quartet.
The "Crossroads" is the only music event in Armenia to feature a considerable number of new and notable works of contemporary academic music. Furthermore, the majority of them are performed for the first time, making the festival a platform for their Armenian and international premieres. The festival's mission has always been to promote and develop contemporary music in Armenia. As a result, in different years, it features Armenian debuts of new works on its program.
This year's festival will feature five concerts at the "Arno Babajanyan" concert hall, the National Chamber Music Center, the AGBU Armenia Hall, the Dilijan International School, and The Office.
Program of the Festival
29 April 2024, Arno Babajanyan Hall, 19:30
S y n t a x e s
ENSEMBLE ASSONANCE
Narek Avagyan, flute
Arsen Grigoryan, clarinet
Tereza Nacharyan, violin
Ivetta Korkina, violin
Mary Dolmazyan, viola
Mikayel Navasardyan, cello
Anahit Dilbaryan, piano
Hripsime Aghakaryan, piano
Kaveh Süle, conductor
Aram Hovhannisyan [b.1984] - Syntaxes for flute, clarinet and piano [2022-24, WP]
Alicia Terzian [b.1934] – Les yeux fertiles for voice and 5 instruments [1983]
Arthur Aharonian [b.1962] - Obsession for flute, cello and piano [1997, AP]
Arsen Babajanyan [b.1986] - String Quartet N4 for two violins, viola, cello and voice [2019, AP]
Franck Christoph Yeznikian [b.1969] - Allmälicht mahlerisant for 5 performers [2011, AP]
Stepan Rostomyan [b.1956] - Tagh to the Angel for voice and ensemble [2001]
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2 May 2024 AGBU Hall, 19:30
S i n e v e r b o s c r i p t u m
YKSC ENSEMBLE BOOMERANG
David Grigoryan, saxophone
Jean-Michel Aroyan, violin
Andranik Aghajanyan, cello
Theresa Markossian, piano
Margarit Asatryan, piano
Mikayel Melik-Vardanyan [b.2000] - Capriccio for violin, cello and piano [2024, WP]
Leon Poghosyan [b.1997] - Landscapes of my hometown for piano solo [2023]
Vahram Babayan [b.1948] - Mantra I, Quasi Sonata for saxophone and piano [1983]
Narine Mkhitaryan [b.1982] - Sine verbo scriptum for violin, cello and piano [2023, AP]
Ralph Keochkerian [b.2001] - Piano reflections [for piano solo, 2023]
Aram Satyan [b.1947] - Poem for cello and piano [1977]
Gor Ispiryan [b.1997] - Dialogue for violin and piano [2023]
Vache Sharafyan [b.1966] - Paintings to be drawn for saxophone, cello and piano [2013, AP]
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4 May 2024 UWC Dilijan, 18:00
S i n e v e r b o s c r i p t u m
YKSC ENSEMBLE BOOMERANG
Jean-Michel Aroyan, violin
Andranik Aghajanyan, cello
Theresa Markossian, piano
Margarit Asatryan, piano
Pre-concert talk with composers
Mikayel Melik-Vardanyan [b.2000] - Capriccio for violin, cello and piano [2024]
Ralph Keochkerian [b.2001] - Piano reflections [for piano solo, 2023]
Gor Ispiryan [b.1997] - Dialogue for violin and piano [2023]
Leon Poghosyan [b.1997] - Landscapes of my hometown for piano solo [2023]
Narine Mkhitaryan [b.1982] - Sine verbo scriptum for violin, cello and piano [2023]
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7 May 2024 Komitas Chamber Music Hall, 19:30
V i s i o n a r y L a n d s c a p e s
HAYK MELIKYAN, piano
Alan Hovhaness [1911-2000] - Visionary Landscapes op.214 [1965]
Geghuni Chitchyan [b.1929] - Prelude-Dedication [1979]
Tigran Mansurian [b.1939] - 3 pieces for piano [1971]
Martun Israelyan [b.1938] - Hymnes [1995]
Vardan Achemyan [b.1956] - Rubato [2000]
Artur Avanesov [b.1980] - 3 pieces from Feux Follets [2021-23, WP]
Hayk Melikyan [b.1980] - Triptych J.S.Bach in memoriam [2011]
Ruben Antonyan [b.1988] - Piano Work II [micro patterns] [2022, WP]
Elen Yolchyan [b.1992] - Haea [2024, WP]
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11 May 2024 Arno Babajanyan Hall, 19:30
I n S t a t u N a s c e n d I
YEREVAN STRING QUARTET
Narek Sahakyan, violin
Gevorg Vardanyan, violin
Hayk Ter-Hovhannisyan, viola
Mikayel Navasardyan, cello
Suren Zakaryan [1956 - 2021] - In Statu Nascendi (1996)
Anna Hakobjanyan [b.1978] - Merkaba [String Quartet N2] [2023 WP]
Arpine Kalinina [b.1988] - April 24 (2015)
Mikhail Kokzhayev [b.1946] - String Quartet N4 [2020, WP]
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14 May 2024 Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory [Acoustic Laboratory], 10:00 – 16:00
A B u i l d i n g M a d e o f S o u n d s
GASCIA OUZOUNIAN
Workshop and performance with the participation of YKSC students
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16 May 2024 The Office, 21:00
C o m m o n W a y s / C o i n c i d e n c e s
Anahit Dilbaryan, piano
Gayane Aslanyan, piano
Andrius Arutiunyan, electronics
Sergey Umroyan, electronics
Sergey Umroyan [b.1991] - Planned Coincidence for ensemble and live-electronics [2024, WP]
Andrius Arutiunian [b.1991] - Seven Common Ways of Disappearing for piano 4 Hands and live-electronics [2022, AP]
