"ARMENIA" INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

Previous Years

20 18 - 23

20 23

“Armenia” International Music Festival

Concert Program

14. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Aram Khachaturian - Solemn Poem

Alexey Shor - “Carpe Diem” for Violin and Orchestra

I. Allegro

II. Moderato

Aram Khachaturian - Violin Concerto in D minor

I. Allegro con fermezza

II. Andante sostenuto

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Stephen Waarts

Violin

16. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Yervand Yerkanian - “The Ruins of Baalbek” Symphonic Poem

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “Childhood Memories”

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

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Suite from Opera-Ballet “Mlada”

I. Introduction

II. Redowa

III. Lithuanian Dance

IV. Indian Dance

V. Procession of the Nobles

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “Travel Notebook”

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

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Alexey Shor - Cello Concerto No.3

I. Allegro

II. Lento (Elegy)

III. Allegro

Aram Khachaturian - Pieces from the "Spartacus" Ballet Suites

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

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Edward Mirzoyan - Poem-Epitaph in Memory of Aram Khachaturian

Alexander Borodin - Symphony No.3 in A minor, "Unfinished", completed by Alexander Glazunov

I. Moderato assai

II. Scherzo. Vivo - Trio. Moderato

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

I․ Allegro moderato - Moderato assai

II․ Canzonetta. Andante

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Xiaozhuo Wang

Violin

04. 10

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Gagik Hovunts - Choreographic Pieces

1. Theme

2. Waltz in dream

Alexey Shor - “Phoenix” Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra

Alexey Shor - “Verdiana” for Violin and Orchestra

I. Il Sambatore

II. Un Bossa in Maschera

Marc Bouchkov

Violin

Roeland Henkens

Conductor

11. 10

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Sir Karl Jenkins - “Symphonic Adiemus”

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

20 22

“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.

Concert Program

03. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Alexey Shor - Cello Concerto "Musical Pilgrimage"

Intermission

Alexander Borodin - Overture from the Opera “Prince Igor”

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Gautier Capuçon

Cello

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

06. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Joseph Vella - “Rebbieha” Symphonic Poem

Anatoly Lyadov - Eight Russian Folksongs for orchestra

Niccolò Paganini - Violin Concerto No.1 in D major

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Giuseppe Gibboni

Violin

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

10. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Peteris Vasks - Musica Serena for Strings

Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto No.3 in D Major

Op.10 “Il Gardellino”

Alexey Shor - Flute Concerto

Intermission

Daniel Raiskin

Conductor

Jasmine Choi

Flute

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

14. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Claud Debussy - "Nuages ("Clouds") from Nocturnes

Alexey Shor - Violin Concerto in C minor

Intermission

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 in A major Op.90 “Italian”

Sergej Krylov

Violin

Finnegan Downie Dear

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

24. 09

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Anatoly Lyadov - Nénie for orchestra

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “From My Bookshelf”

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No.2 in F major

Federico Colli

Piano

Hansjörg Schellenberger

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

05. 10

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Jon Ter-Tatevosian - Lyric Poem

Alexey Shor - Violin concerto in B minor

Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra

Intermission

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Gil Shaham

Violin

Joseph Calleja

Tenor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

08. 10

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Suite from the Opera “The Golden Cockerel”

Ottorino Respighi - Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Mischa Maisky

Cello

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

20 21

"Armenia" International Music Festival 29․09․2021 - 29․10․2021

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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

Concert Program

29. 09

20:00

Sergei Prokofiev - March from the Opera "The Love for Three Oranges"

Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No.1 in D major

Op. 19

Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel - “Pictures at an Exhibition"

Marc Bouchkov

Violin

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

02. 10

20:00

Tigran Mansurian - Serenade for String Orchestra

Alexander Borodin - Polovetsian Dances from the Opera “Prince Igor”

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major

Op. 35

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Sergei Dogadin

Violin

09. 10

20:00

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasie

Camille Saint-Saëns - “Danse Macabre” (Dance of Death)

Op.40

Camille Saint-Saëns - - Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor

Op 61

Gianluca Marciano

Conductor

Daniel Lozakovich

Violin

10. 10

19:30

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - “A Little Night Music” K 525

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K․ 414

I․ Allegro II․ Andante III․ Allegretto

Pavel Gililov

Piano

Lavard Skou-Larsen

Conductor

12. 10

19:30

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major

Op. 19

Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E major

Op.22

Jingge Yan

Piano

Mikhail Kirchhoff

Conductor

14. 10

19:30

Stepan Shakaryan - Pieces for Chamber Orchestra

Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in G minor, “La notte” (The Night)

RV.439

François Borne - Fantasie Brillante on themes from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” Opera

Maxim Rubtsov

Flute

Ilya Norstein

Conductor

16. 10

19:30

Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite

Op.40

Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor

Op. 21

Jean-Paul Gasparian

Piano

Anton Shaburov

Conductor

17. 10

20:00

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor

Op.16

Alexey Shor - “Phoenix” Fantasy for Symphony Orchestra

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “Travel Notebook”

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Yeol Eum Son

Piano

19. 10

20:00

Alexey Shor - “The Four Seasons of Manhattan” for Violin and Orchestra

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - “Swan Lake” Suite

Op.20a

Fumiaki Miura

Violin

Conrad van Alphen

Conductor

20. 10

19:30

Eduard Hayrapetyan - Postludium for String Orchestra

Eduard Hayrapetyan - “The Lost Balloon” for String Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23 in A major

K. 488

Alan Chircop

Conductor

Vladimir Ovchinnikov

Piano

21. 10

20:00

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto "Childhood Memories"

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - “The Sleeping Beauty” Suite

Op.66a

Rémi Geniet

Piano

Felix Korobov

Conductor

23. 10

20:00

Jean Sibelius - Valse Triste (Sad Waltz)

Op.44

Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major

Op. 77

Alexey Shor - Seascapes for Violin and Symphony Orchestra

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Gil Shaham

Violin

25. 10

20:00

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No.2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2

Soloist: Dmitry Yablonsky (cello)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Coriolan Overture

Op.62

Alexey Shor - Carpe Diem for Bayan and Symphony Orchestra

Dmitry Yablonsky

Conductor

Yuri Medianik

Bayan

27. 10

20:00

Arvo Pärt - Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Alexey Shor - Cello Concerto "Musical Pilgrimage"

Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor

Op.33

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Steven Isserlis

Cello

29. 10

20:00

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Polonaise from the Opera “Eugene Onegin”

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto "From My Bookshelf"

(Concert version by Mikhail Pletnev)

Aram Khachaturian - Three Pieces from “Spartacus” Ballet

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Mikhail Pletnev

Piano

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Photo Gallery

24 Sep

26 Sep

Concert Program

24. 09

19:30

K. Demirchyan Sports & Concert Complex

Ernest Chausson - Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op.25

Alexey Shor - Violin Concerto “Phantasms”

Dance of the Graces

Elegy

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “Travel Notebook”

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

K. Demirchyan Sports & Concert Complex

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “From My Bookshelf”

Cinderella

Alexey Shor - “The Four Seasons of Manhattan” for Violin and Orchestra

Summer

Autumn

Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen-Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Freddy Kempf

Piano

Zia Hyunsu Shin

Violin

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

27. 09

19:30

K. Demirchyan Sports & Concert Complex

Alexey Shor - Piano Concerto “Childhood Memories”

Chasing Fireflies

Blooming May

Sandbox

Hourglass

Last Days of Summer

Naivete

Coming of Age

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from “Swan Lake” Suite, Op.20a

Scene

Dance of the Little Swans

Hungarian Dance (Czardas)

Spanish Dance

Finale

Dmitry Yablonsky

Conductor

Andrei Gugnin

Piano

28. 09

19:30

K. Demirchyan Sports & Concert Complex

Alexey Shor - Cello Concerto “Musical Pilgrimage”

Allegro

Adagio

Alexey Shor - Clarinet Concerto

Vivace

Andante

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - ”The Sleeping Beauty” Suite, Op.66a

Introduction

Adagio

Marius Stravinsky

Conductor

Alexander Knyazev

Cello

28. 09

19:30

K. Demirchyan Sports & Concert Complex

Józef Hofmann - Charakterskizzen, Op.40

Vision

Jadis

Alexey Shor - Piano Sonata

Allegro deciso

Andante

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No.7 in B-flat major, Op.83

Allegro inquieto (in B-flat major)

Andante caloroso (in E major)

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"Armenia" International Music Festival 2019

Photo Gallery

22 Sep

23 Sep

24 Sep

25 Sep

02 Nov

Concert Program

22. 09

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 27’

I Allegro molto appassionato

II Andante

Alexey Shor - Seascapes for Violin and Orchestra 16’

I Abandoned Lighthouse

II Lonely Sail

Alexey Shor - Cello Concerto "Musical Pilgrimage" 20’

I Allegro

II Adagio

Andrey Baranov

Violin

Jonathan Roozeman

Cello

Conrad van Alphen

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

23. 09

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Mikhail Kokzhayev - “Sardarapat bells” overture 12’

Alexey Shor - “Crystal Palace” Suite 40’

Overture

Children's Dance

Pietro Mascagni - Intermezzo from the Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” 4’

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Anna Kasian

Soprano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

24. 09

18:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - “The Sleeping Beauty” Suite Op. 66a 21’

Introduction

Adagio

Pas de caractère

Panorama

Waltz

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16 31’

Andantino-Allegretto

Scherzo: Vivace

Intermezzo: Allegro moderato

Finale: Allegro tempestoso

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Nikolay Lugansky

Piano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

25. 09

19:00

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fantasy No.3 in D minor, KV 397 6

Alexey Shor - Childhood Memories Cycle for Piano 35

Chasing fireflies

Blooming May

Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 4’

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55/2 4’

Ingolf Wunder

Piano

02. 11

17:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Qigang Chen - “L’Eloignement” for String Orchestra

Qigang Chen - Violin Concerto “La joie de la souffrance”

Qigang Chen - Piano Concerto “Er Huang”

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Ning Feng

Violin

Remi Geniet

Piano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

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Concert Program

02. 07

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Grigor Yeghiazaryan - "Armenia" Symphonic Poem 14'

Yervand Yerkanyan - "Mystery" for Symphony Orchestra 17'

Alexey Shor - "Travel Notebook" Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 31'

1. Wayfarers Prayer

2. La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Denis Kozhukhin

Piano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

03. 07

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Vardan Adjemian - Festive Overture 8'

Alexey Shor - Seascapes for Violin and Orchestra 16'

1. Abandoned Lighthouse

2. Lonely Sail

Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 40'

I Allegro non troppo

II Adagio

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Nikolaj Znaider

Violin

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

04. 07

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Tigran Mansurian - Excerpts from the Ballet “The Snow Queen” 13’

1. Menuet

2. Adagio

Alexey Shor - Pieces from the Ballet “Crystal Palace” 12

1. Ode to Anna

2. Intro and Aria of the White Lady

Edward Grieg - “Peer Gynt” Symphonic Suite No.1, Op.46 14’

1. Morning Mood

2. Death of Åse

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Anna Aglatova

Soprano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

05. 07

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Edgar Hovhannisyan - Adagio from “Marmar” Suite, Op.15a 5’

Airat Ichmouratov - “David of Sassoun” Symphonic Fantasy, Op.11 21'

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 39'

I Moderato

II Adagio sostenuto

Anna Ulaieva

Piano

Alan Chircop

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

06. 07

19:30

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Gagik Hovunts - Three Choreographic Pieces11’

1. Theme

2. Largo

Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 27'

I Allegro molto appassionato

II Andante

Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 40'

I Allegro molto appassionato

II Andante

Alan Chircop

Conductor

Karen Shahgaldyan

Violin

Polina Osetinskaya

Piano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

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Previous Years

20 18 - 23

“Armenia” International Music Festival

“Armenia” International Music Festival 03.09.2022 - 08.10.2022

"Armenia" International Music Festival 29․09․2021 - 29․10․2021

"Armenia" International Music Festival 2020

"Armenia" International Music Festival 2019

"Armenia" International Music Festival 2018

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