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Certain percent of funds from concert in memory of Colin Davis to be
granted to "Grant Life" foundation
14:32, 27 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS. On April 29 at 19:00 at Aram
Khachaturian Concert Hall the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia headed
by the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan will
perform its next concert. Aram Talalyan, the laureate of numerous
international festivals, the RA Honored Artist will perform as a
soloist.
The Public Relations Department of SYOA informed `Armenpress' that the
concert is dedicated to the memory of renowned British conductor Sir
Colin Davis, under whose leadership Sergey Smbatyan studied at the
Royal Academy of Music in London.
The concert program includes: Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony No. 6),
Camille Saint-Saens (Cello Concerto No.1), Maurice Ravel (Waltz,
Choreographic Poem).
Aram Talalyan is the third from the dynasty of well-known Armenian
musicians Henrik and Geronty Talalyans. After receiving Master's and
Postgraduate degrees at Yale University (USA) in the classes of cello
and conducting, Mr. Talalyan returned to Armenia. Since 1997 he has
been teaching at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. A. Talalyan is a
founder and artistic director of the `Yerevan Baroque Festival' and
the `Talalyan brothers' Viola-Cello Festival in Armenia. From 2010 to
2011 he has been appointed as an artistic director of classical
concerts' series at Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan. From
2000 to 2009 has served as a cellist of Komitas Quartet. A. Talalyan
has collaborated with such renowned artists as Claude Frank, Yo Yo Ma,
Gunter Herbig, Jesse Levin, Emin Khachaturian, Jaap Schroeder,
Vladimir Spivakov, Diemut Poppen, Levon Chilingirian, Christopher
Stembridge, many others.
A. Talalyan is the RA Honored Artist and the laureate of numerous
international festivals; he is the first performer and initiator of a
great number of compositions written for orchestra, chamber ensembles
and cello by Armenian and foreign modern composers. The musician
performs regularly in CIS countries, Europe, North and South America
and Middle East.
Jointly with pianist Julietta Vardanyan A. Talalyan founded the
piano-cello duo `Ars lunga' in 2009, which leads a wide concert
activity and presently works on recording the project entitled
`Anthology of Armenian music for cello and piano'. In 2012 the duet
was honored with the Gold medal of Moscow Union of Composers.
10 percent from each sold ticket of the concert dedicated to the
memory of Colin Davis will be granted to "Grant Life" foundation.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/716906/certain-percent-of-funds-from-concert-in-memory-of-colin-davis-to-be-granted-to-grant-life-foundation.html
granted to "Grant Life" foundation
14:32, 27 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS. On April 29 at 19:00 at Aram
Khachaturian Concert Hall the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia headed
by the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan will
perform its next concert. Aram Talalyan, the laureate of numerous
international festivals, the RA Honored Artist will perform as a
soloist.
The Public Relations Department of SYOA informed `Armenpress' that the
concert is dedicated to the memory of renowned British conductor Sir
Colin Davis, under whose leadership Sergey Smbatyan studied at the
Royal Academy of Music in London.
The concert program includes: Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony No. 6),
Camille Saint-Saens (Cello Concerto No.1), Maurice Ravel (Waltz,
Choreographic Poem).
Aram Talalyan is the third from the dynasty of well-known Armenian
musicians Henrik and Geronty Talalyans. After receiving Master's and
Postgraduate degrees at Yale University (USA) in the classes of cello
and conducting, Mr. Talalyan returned to Armenia. Since 1997 he has
been teaching at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. A. Talalyan is a
founder and artistic director of the `Yerevan Baroque Festival' and
the `Talalyan brothers' Viola-Cello Festival in Armenia. From 2010 to
2011 he has been appointed as an artistic director of classical
concerts' series at Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan. From
2000 to 2009 has served as a cellist of Komitas Quartet. A. Talalyan
has collaborated with such renowned artists as Claude Frank, Yo Yo Ma,
Gunter Herbig, Jesse Levin, Emin Khachaturian, Jaap Schroeder,
Vladimir Spivakov, Diemut Poppen, Levon Chilingirian, Christopher
Stembridge, many others.
A. Talalyan is the RA Honored Artist and the laureate of numerous
international festivals; he is the first performer and initiator of a
great number of compositions written for orchestra, chamber ensembles
and cello by Armenian and foreign modern composers. The musician
performs regularly in CIS countries, Europe, North and South America
and Middle East.
Jointly with pianist Julietta Vardanyan A. Talalyan founded the
piano-cello duo `Ars lunga' in 2009, which leads a wide concert
activity and presently works on recording the project entitled
`Anthology of Armenian music for cello and piano'. In 2012 the duet
was honored with the Gold medal of Moscow Union of Composers.
10 percent from each sold ticket of the concert dedicated to the
memory of Colin Davis will be granted to "Grant Life" foundation.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/716906/certain-percent-of-funds-from-concert-in-memory-of-colin-davis-to-be-granted-to-grant-life-foundation.html