 
Previous Years
20 18 - 24
“Armenia” International Music Festival
16. 09
19:30
I․ Wayfarer’s Prayer
II․ La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
I. Moderato
II. Adagio sostenuto - Più animato
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Yekwon Sunwoo
Piano
23. 09
19:30
I. Allegro
II. Lento (Elegy)
I Allegro non troppo
II Allegretto con moto
10. 10
19:30
Intermission
I. The Big Fiery Butterfly
II. The Colt
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Hayk Melikyan
Piano
16. 10
19:30
I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
Stephen Waarts
Violin
 
      Luis Andrade
Conductor
28. 10
19:30
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro con passione
I. Scene
II. Waltz
III. Dance of the Little Swans
IV. Hungarian Dance (Czardas)
V. Spanish Dance
VI. Neapolitan Dance
VII. Mazurka
VIII. Finale
 
      Rémi Durupt
Conductor
 
      Nikita Mndoyants
Piano
“Armenia” International Music Festival
14. 09
19:30
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
I. Allegro con fermezza
II. Andante sostenuto
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Stephen Waarts
Violin
16. 09
19:30
I. Chasing Fireflies
II. Blooming May
III. Sandbox
IV. Hourglass
V. Last Days of Summer
VI. Naivete
VII. Coming of Age
VIII. Melancholy
 
      Daniel Boico
Conductor
 
      Zee Zee
Piano
18. 09
19:30
I. Introduction
II. Redowa
III. Lithuanian Dance
IV. Indian Dance
V. Procession of the Nobles
I․ Wayfarer’s Prayer
II․ La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
III․ Addio (inspired by visiting Rome)
IV․ Luxembourg Garden (inspired by visiting Paris)
V․ Rubicon (inspired by visiting Ravenna)
VI․ Sorrow (inspired by visiting Venice)
VII․ Horseman (inspired by visiting Ascot)
 
      John Warner
Conductor
 
      Yekwon Sunwoo
Piano
26. 09
19:30
I. Allegro
II. Lento (Elegy)
III. Allegro
I․ Introduction and Dance of the Nymphs
II. Scene and Dance with Crotalums
III. Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
IV. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
V. Dance of Gaditanae and Victory of Spartacus
 
      Ricardo Casero
Conductor
 
      Gabriel Schwabe
Cello
30. 09
19:30
I. Moderato assai
II. Scherzo. Vivo - Trio. Moderato
I․ Allegro moderato - Moderato assai
II․ Canzonetta. Andante
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Xiaozhuo Wang
Violin
04. 10
19:30
1. Theme
2. Waltz in dream
I. Il Sambatore
II. Un Bossa in Maschera
 
      Marc Bouchkov
Violin
 
      Roeland Henkens
Conductor
11. 10
19:30
I. In Caelum Fero
II. Chorale: Za Ma Ba
III. Adiemus
IV. Song of the Spirit
V. Chorale: Elegia
VI. Kayama
VII. Tintinnabulum
VIII. Tintinnabulum
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
“Armenia” International Music Festival 03.09.2022 - 08.10.2022
The several years of the “Armenia” International Music Festival’s history have earned it a reputation of a celebrated and awaited annual music event, with the concerts featuring world-scale prominent artists, whose performances might otherwise be less affordable or available in famous music halls around the world to many enthusiasts of classical music. In the framework of the “Armenia” International Music Festival, many new talents have the opportunity to perform before larger audiences side by side with distinguished soloists, opening for them new paths of excellence.
03. 09
19:30
Intermission
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Gautier Capuçon
Cello
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
06. 09
19:30
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Giuseppe Gibboni
Violin
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
10. 09
19:30
Op.10 “Il Gardellino”
Intermission
 
      Daniel Raiskin
Conductor
 
      Jasmine Choi
Flute
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
14. 09
19:30
Intermission
 
      Sergej Krylov
Violin
 
      Finnegan Downie Dear
Conductor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
24. 09
19:30
 
      Federico Colli
Piano
 
      Hansjörg Schellenberger
Conductor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
05. 10
19:30
Intermission
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Gil Shaham
Violin
 
      Joseph Calleja
Tenor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
08. 10
19:30
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Mischa Maisky
Cello
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
08. 02
19:30
I. Bacchanalia
IV. Adagio
17. 02
19:30
I. You and I
II. Before Departure
"Armenia" International Music Festival 29․09․2021 - 29․10․2021
29 Sep
02 Oct
10 Oct
12 Oct
14 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct
23 Oct
25 Oct
27 Oct
29 Oct
29. 09
20:00
Op. 19
 
      Marc Bouchkov
Violin
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
02. 10
20:00
Op. 35
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Sergei Dogadin
Violin
09. 10
20:00
Op.40
Op 61
 
      Gianluca Marciano
Conductor
 
      Daniel Lozakovich
Violin
10. 10
19:30
I․ Allegro II․ Andante III․ Allegretto
 
      Pavel Gililov
Piano
 
      Lavard Skou-Larsen
Conductor
12. 10
19:30
Op. 19
Op.22
 
      Jingge Yan
Piano
 
      Mikhail Kirchhoff
Conductor
14. 10
19:30
RV.439
 
      Maxim Rubtsov
Flute
 
      Ilya Norstein
Conductor
16. 10
19:30
Op.40
Op. 21
 
      Jean-Paul Gasparian
Piano
 
      Anton Shaburov
Conductor
17. 10
20:00
Op.16
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Yeol Eum Son
Piano
19. 10
20:00
Op.20a
 
      Fumiaki Miura
Violin
 
      Conrad van Alphen
Conductor
20. 10
19:30
K. 488
 
      Alan Chircop
Conductor
 
      Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Piano
21. 10
20:00
Op.66a
 
      Rémi Geniet
Piano
 
      Felix Korobov
Conductor
23. 10
20:00
Op.44
Op. 77
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Gil Shaham
Violin
25. 10
20:00
Soloist: Dmitry Yablonsky (cello)
Op.62
 
      Dmitry Yablonsky
Conductor
 
      Yuri Medianik
Bayan
27. 10
20:00
Op.33
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Steven Isserlis
Cello
29. 10
20:00
(Concert version by Mikhail Pletnev)
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Mikhail Pletnev
Piano
"Armenia" International Music Festival 2020
24 Sep
26 Sep
24. 09
19:30
Dance of the Graces
Elegy
Wayfarers Prayer
La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Denis Kozhukhin
Piano
 
      Stella Chen
Violin
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
26. 09
19:30
Cinderella
Cinderella
Summer
Autumn
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Freddy Kempf
Piano
 
      Zia Hyunsu Shin
Violin
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
27. 09
19:30
Chasing Fireflies
Blooming May
Sandbox
Hourglass
Last Days of Summer
Naivete
Coming of Age
Coming of Age
Scene
Dance of the Little Swans
Hungarian Dance (Czardas)
Spanish Dance
Spanish Dance
Finale
 
      Dmitry Yablonsky
Conductor
 
      Andrei Gugnin
Piano
28. 09
19:30
Allegro
Adagio
Vivace
Andante
Introduction
Adagio
 
      Marius Stravinsky
Conductor
 
      Alexander Knyazev
Cello
28. 09
19:30
Vision
Jadis
Allegro deciso
Andante
Allegro inquieto (in B-flat major)
Andante caloroso (in E major)
"Armenia" International Music Festival 2019
22 Sep
23 Sep
24 Sep
25 Sep
02 Nov
22. 09
19:00
I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
I Abandoned Lighthouse
II Lonely Sail
I Allegro
II Adagio
 
      Andrey Baranov
Violin
 
      Jonathan Roozeman
Cello
 
      Conrad van Alphen
Conductor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
23. 09
19:00
Overture
Children's Dance
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Anna Kasian
Soprano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
24. 09
18:00
Introduction
Adagio
Pas de caractère
Panorama
Waltz
Andantino-Allegretto
Scherzo: Vivace
Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
Finale: Allegro tempestoso
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Nikolay Lugansky
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
25. 09
19:00
Chasing fireflies
Blooming May
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55/2 4’
 
      Ingolf Wunder
Piano
02. 11
17:00
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Ning Feng
Violin
 
      Remi Geniet
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
"Armenia" International Music Festival 2018
02. 07
19:30
1. Wayfarers Prayer
2. La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Denis Kozhukhin
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
03. 07
19:30
1. Abandoned Lighthouse
2. Lonely Sail
I Allegro non troppo
II Adagio
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Nikolaj Znaider
Violin
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
04. 07
19:30
1. Menuet
2. Adagio
1. Ode to Anna
2. Intro and Aria of the White Lady
1. Morning Mood
2. Death of Åse
 
      Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
 
      Anna Aglatova
Soprano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
05. 07
19:30
I Moderato
II Adagio sostenuto
 
      Anna Ulaieva
Piano
 
      Alan Chircop
Conductor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
06. 07
19:30
1. Theme
2. Largo
I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
 
      Alan Chircop
Conductor
 
      Karen Shahgaldyan
Violin
 
      Polina Osetinskaya
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
 
         
     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
             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