EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO MARTIROS SARIAN'S 125th AND GHAZAROS SARIAN'S
85th ANNIVERSARIES OPEN IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition that opened on March 31
in the National Library of Armenia was dedicated to painter Martiros
Sarian's 125th and RA People's Artist, composer Ghazaros Sarian's 85th
anniversaries. Works dedicated to Sarians' life and activity, books
published in Russian and English languages and photographs were
represented at the exhibition. Martiros Sarian was one of the leading
painters representing the art of the 20th century. He was one of the
greatest figures of not only Armenian but also world painting," David
Sargsian, Director of the National Library of Armenia, mentioned.
According to D.Sargsian, the painter created a peculiar background
full of Sarian's original colors and shades. Ghazaros Sarian has been
the chief of Yerevan Conservatoire after Komitas for almost 26
years. In this period the Conservatoire gave a generation, which is
the basis of the music art. Gh.Sarian's "Hayastan" ("Armenia")
symphonic work created by the motives of the canvases of his father,
Martiros Sarian, is especially famous. The Armenian Cultural Center of
the city of Salonika (Greece) was named after the composer.
85th ANNIVERSARIES OPEN IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition that opened on March 31
in the National Library of Armenia was dedicated to painter Martiros
Sarian's 125th and RA People's Artist, composer Ghazaros Sarian's 85th
anniversaries. Works dedicated to Sarians' life and activity, books
published in Russian and English languages and photographs were
represented at the exhibition. Martiros Sarian was one of the leading
painters representing the art of the 20th century. He was one of the
greatest figures of not only Armenian but also world painting," David
Sargsian, Director of the National Library of Armenia, mentioned.
According to D.Sargsian, the painter created a peculiar background
full of Sarian's original colors and shades. Ghazaros Sarian has been
the chief of Yerevan Conservatoire after Komitas for almost 26
years. In this period the Conservatoire gave a generation, which is
the basis of the music art. Gh.Sarian's "Hayastan" ("Armenia")
symphonic work created by the motives of the canvases of his father,
Martiros Sarian, is especially famous. The Armenian Cultural Center of
the city of Salonika (Greece) was named after the composer.