Previous Years
20 19 - 24
PENDERECKI CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
04. 04
19:30
I․ Allegro ma non troppo
II․ Allegretto
III․ Molto
IV․ Vivace
V․ Scherzando
VI․ Andante con moto
Intermission
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Ju-Young Baek
Violin
11. 04
19:30
I․ Grave lamentoso-Allegro con spirito
ll․ Adagio cantabile
Homage to Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Natalie Murray Beale
Conductor
Aleksandr Haskin
Flute
Anton Davidyants
Bass guitar
18. 04
19:30
In honour of Beethoven and Champlain creating and exploring new places and ideas
Dedicated to Julia Zilberquit
I․ Moderato
I․ The armed man
VI․ Hymn Before Action
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Julia Zilberquit
Piano
PENDERECKI CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS' FESTIVAL
The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra brings you the third edition of the Annual Penderecki Contemporary Classics’ Festival, dedicated this year to the legendary Polish composer’s 90th anniversary. The festival's concerts will be held at the “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall on April 27 through May 12, 2023.
This is the only festival named after Krzysztof Penderecki that is held outside the composer’s native Poland. Most of the works included in the concert programs of the festival will be performed in Armenia for the first time.
27. 04
19:00
Intermission
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
Noémi Győri
Flute
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
02. 05
19:00
I. Wayfarers Prayer
II. La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
I. Aegri somnia
II. Post tenebras lux
Michel Tilkin
Conductor
Miroslav Kultyshev
Piano
03. 05
20:00
Hayk Melikyan
Piano
12. 05
19:00
Intermission
Hayk Melikyan
Piano
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
The Penderecki Contemporary Classics' Festival
The Penderecki Contemporary Classics' Festival was originally the first and only festival in Armenia to entirely feature living world legends of classical music and remains such to this day. A unique opportunity for music enthusiasts to meet prominent contemporary classical composers in the capital city of Yerevan and connect with their musical legacy, the festival has been hosting universally beloved celebrities.
Renowned virtuosi Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Ning Feng, Boris Berezovsky, Daria Tchaikovskaya and other remarkable artists have performed masterpieces of great contemporary composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Tigran Mansurian, Qigang Chen, Giya Kancheli, Alexey Shor, Georgs Pelecis, Karl Jenkins and Alexander Tchaikovsky, most of whom have honored the festival with their presence.
After bidding farewell in 2020 to the late Krzysztof Penderecki, the great Polish composer and conductor, one of the most outstanding figures of the 20th-century classical music and a good friend of Armenia, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra commited itself to titling the festival by Maestro’s name.
Currently held with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, the Penderecki Contemporary Classics’ Festival is the only festival worldwide privileged to be named after the great composer as a tribute to his grandeur.
09 Jul
16 Jul
19 Jul
09. 07
19:00
Hannu Lintu
Conductor
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
16. 07
19:00
Intermission
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Leticia Moreno
Violin
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
19. 07
19:00
(WORLD PREMIERE)
Intermission
(WORLD PREMIERE․ THE COMPOSITION IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE 44-DAY WAR IN ARTSAKH)
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Aksel Daveyan
Baritone
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Armenian National Academic Choir
"Contemporary Classics" Composers' Festival 2019
"Contemporary Classics" Composers' Festival gathers legendary composers from all over the world in Armenia. The aim of the festival is to give the audience an opportunity to get together the legends of our times and to enjoy their music live.
01 Nov
03 Nov
04 Nov
05 Nov
07 Nov
08 Nov
09 Nov
06. 03
19:00
Allegro animato-Moderato con spirito-Largo
Andante con spirito
Ruben Asatryan
Conductor
Armen Babakhanyan
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
01. 11
19:00
Overture
Pastorale
Intermission
Menuet
Gerda’s solo dance
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Chouchane Siranossian
Violin
Mario Brunello
Cello
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
03. 11
19:00
Gidon Kremer
Violin
Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė
Cello
Anahit Papayan
Choirmaster
Karine Arakelyan
Artistic Director
04. 11
17:00
Intermission
Krzysztof Penderecki
Conductor
Ju-Young Baek
Violin
Claudio Bohorquez
Cello
Eduard Topchjan
Conductor
05. 11
19:00
Overture
Children’s Dance
Allegro
Adagio
Solitary Rider
A Loss
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Ingolf Wunder
Piano
Victor Julien-Laferrière
Cello
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
07. 11
19:00
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Roberto Cominati
Piano
Costanza Principe
Piano
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
08. 11
19:00
In Caelum Fero
Chorale: Za Ma Ba
Adiemus
Song of the Spirit
Chorale: Elegia
Kayama
Tintinnabulum
Tintinnabulum
Claudio Bohorquez
Cello
Eduard Topchjan
Conductor
Karl Jenkins
Conductor
Hovhannes Tchekidjian
Conductor
09. 11
19:00
The Concerto is dedicated to Yuri Bashmet
Andante
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Alexander Tchaikovsky
Piano
Daria Tchaikovskaya
Piano
Yuri Bashmet
Viola
