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Yerevan Conservatory orchestra performs at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall

Yerevan Conservatory orchestra performs at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
On June 14, YKSC K. Sarajev Student Symphony Orchestra, led by the artistic director and conductor Natalie Galstyan, was on the stage of Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, the press office of the Conservatory repots.

The concert that combined the works of Armenian and world-famous composers was dedicated to the centennial anniversary of the conservatory.

At the end of the concert, director Hrant Vardanyan's video, based on the song "Ave Maria" written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz, was shown on screen.

In the clip, the song is performed by world opera star, soprano Ruzan Mantashyan. The players are the YKSC K. Sarajev Student Symphony Orchestra and pianist Karen Ananyan. The voices of "Little Singers of Armenia" can be heard in the video (artistic director-Tigran Hekekyan, choirmaster- Knarik Babajanyan). The filming took place at the YKSC Opera Studio.

At the end of the concert, Ruzan Mantashyan took the stage and together with the orchestra and the "Little Singers of Armenia" sitting in the audience, performed an excerpt from the song live.

The Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Masanori Fukushima, the Second Secretary of the Embassy Ms. Rika Onodera, and the Counselor of the Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Armenia Seyyed Hosein Tabatabaei were among the audience.

Photo by Tina Gevorgyan / YKSC