WORLD MOST FAMOUS PIANIST EVGENY KISSIN TO HAVE A CONCERT IN YEREVAN
ARMENPRESS
6 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: "Yerevan Perspectives" International
Festival launches its autumn concerts. Russian classical pianist
Evgeny Igorevitch Kissin is scheduled to have come forth with in
Aram Khachatryan concert hall on September 27 within the framework
of the festival. As "Yerevan Perspectives" festival manager Sona
Hovhannisyan told in the briefing with Armenpress, still seven years
before they sent invitation to Kissin manager whereupon the message
went unanswered. By the years festival reputation grew and already in
2008 Kissin personally asserted contacts with festival authority and
stated he will visit Armenia four years later. We waited patiently
as it was really a turning point concert for us" Hovhannisyan stated.
Festival manger noted the format of the concert was determined by the
musician. "He chose a solo concert version and he is set to perform
works of Hayden, Shubert, and Beethoven "the interlocutor noted.
Renowned pianist Kissin received the great deal of most prestigious
awards in the sphere, including two Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental
Soloist Performance (without orchestra) in 2006 and 2009 .
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
6 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: "Yerevan Perspectives" International
Festival launches its autumn concerts. Russian classical pianist
Evgeny Igorevitch Kissin is scheduled to have come forth with in
Aram Khachatryan concert hall on September 27 within the framework
of the festival. As "Yerevan Perspectives" festival manager Sona
Hovhannisyan told in the briefing with Armenpress, still seven years
before they sent invitation to Kissin manager whereupon the message
went unanswered. By the years festival reputation grew and already in
2008 Kissin personally asserted contacts with festival authority and
stated he will visit Armenia four years later. We waited patiently
as it was really a turning point concert for us" Hovhannisyan stated.
Festival manger noted the format of the concert was determined by the
musician. "He chose a solo concert version and he is set to perform
works of Hayden, Shubert, and Beethoven "the interlocutor noted.
Renowned pianist Kissin received the great deal of most prestigious
awards in the sphere, including two Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental
Soloist Performance (without orchestra) in 2006 and 2009 .
From: A. Papazian