Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Rossini: “The Barber of Seville”
2019-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Rossini: “The Barber of Seville”, opera in two acts
The cast and performers
Count Almaviva – Liparit Avetisyan, tenor
Bartolo – Evgeny Stavinsky, bass (Russia)
Rosina – Anna Kasyan, soprano (France)
Figaro – Gianpiero Ruggeri, baritone (Italy)
Basilio – Vazgen Gazaryan, bass (Germany)
Berta – Alina Pahlevanyan, soprano
Fiorello and officer – Kim Sargsyan, baritone
Ambrogio (mime) – Aghasi Melkonyan
Male cast of Hover State Chamber Choir
Artistic Director and Choirmaster: Sona Hovhannisyan
Stage Director: Suren Shahidjanian
Assistant to conductor & piano concertmaster: Varduhi Minasyan
Stage setting and costumes by Vartan & Gévork Tarloyan (France)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Svetlana Navassardian’s recital
2019-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Svetlana Navassardian, piano
Program
Bach: French Ouverture BWV 831
Prokofiev: Sarcasms op.17
Schumann: Arabesque op.18
Schumann: Kreisleriana op.16

YerazArt Low Brass Winter Music School
2019-02-24 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
YerazArt Low Brass Meeting and Concert
Teachers
Araik Rubinian, tuba (Germany)
Santiago Diaz Aguirre, trombone (Spain)
Juan Pardo Gil, trombone (Spain)
Program
1.
Gigliardi: “Cantiga Brasileira”
Juan Pardo Gil, trombone
Karen Sargsyan, trombone
Santiago Diaz Aguirre, bass trombone
Araik Rubinian, tuba
2.
Sparke: “Aubade”
Emil Barkhudaryan, euphonium (15 years old)
Accompanist: Sona Gevorgyan
3.
Omar Papikyan: “Meditation”
Mariam Vardanyan, trombone (17 years old)
Accompanist: Sona Gevorgyan
4.
Bach: “Arioso”
Stepan Amaryan, trombone (20 years old)
Accompanist: Narek Harutyunyan
5.
Nurimov: “Concert piece”
Hayk Sargsyan, trombone (17 years old)
Accompanist: Narek Harutyunyan
6.
Vagharshak Pepanyan: “Andante-Allegro”
Gor Enokyan, euphonium (10 years old)
Accompanist: Sona Gevorgyan
7.
Marcello: Sonata F-dur
Gagik Karapetyan, tuba (15 years old)
Accompanist: Milena Hovhannisyan
8.
Larsson: Concertino (2nd mov.)
Vardan Papikyan, trombone (17 years old)
Accompanist: Aida Baghdasaryan
9.
Koetsier: Sonatina
Ashot Harutyunyan, tuba (17 years old)
Accompanist: Mariam Ghazanchyan
10.
Grondahl: Concerto (2nd mov.)
Narek Harutyunyan, trombone (21 years old)
Accompanist: Aida Baghdasaryan
11.
Sandstrom: “Song to Lotta”
Hayk Ter-Margaryan, trombone
Accompanist: Sona Gevorgyan
12.
Elver: “Exprompt”
Araik Rubinian, tuba
Accompanist: Aida Baghdasaryan
13.
Rachmaninov: “Elegie”
Santiago Diaz Aguirre, bass trombone
Accompanist: Aida Baghdasaryan
14.
David: Concertino (1st mov)
Juan Pardo Gil, trombone
Accompanist: Aida Baghdasaryan
15.
Wagner: Excerpt from the opera “Tannhäuser”
All Musicians together

22.02.19 Arno Babajanian
2019-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Al.Spendiaryan Opera & Ballet National Academic Theater
Part 1
1. “Poka Ya Pomnyu Ya Jivu” (As long as I remember I live) – Nikolay Ryabukha (Russia)
2. “Ain or e” (That day) – Silva Hakobyan
3. “God lyubvi” (Love year) – Karina Asiryan
4. “Pesnya Pervoy Lyubvi” (First love song) – Arsen Stepanyan
5. “Ne speshi” (Don’t rush) – Anush Arshakyan
6. “Koroleva Krasoty” (The Queen of beauty) – Artur Aghajanyan
7. “Tchknagh yeraz” (Wonderful dream) – Arsen Stepanyan
8. “Pamyat’” (Memory) – Armen Avjyan (Russia)
9. “Vstrecha” (Meeting) – Armen Avjyan (Russia)
10. “Verni mne muziku” (Bring me back the music) – Sona Shahgeldyan
11. “Tvoi Sledy” (Your footprints) – Syuzanna Melkonyan
12. “Grust’ y radost’” (Sadness and Joy) – Liparit Avetisyan
13. “Im Yerevan” (My Yerevan) – Gagik Yezakyan
Intermission
Part 2
1. “Chertovo koleso” (Ferris Wheel) – Nikolay Ryabukha (Russia)
2. “Sud’ba” (Destiny) – Vazgen Gazaryan
3. “Voskrеseniye” (Sunday) – Arpine Gevorgyan
4. “Ozarenie” (Illumination) – Sona Rubenyan
5. “Svadba” (Wedding) – Vazgen Gazaryan
6. Nocturne – Karen Ananyan, piano (and Arno Babajanian on screen)
7. “Blagodaryu tebya” (Thank you) – Liparit Avetisyan
8. Fantasy of M. Mavisakalyan on themes of Arno Babajanian’s songs
9. “Mer sireli Yerevan” (Our beloved Yerevan) – Anzhelika
10. “Azg im parapandz” (My Glorious Nation) – All musicians together
With participation of
The Choir of Yerevan Specialized Vocal-Choral School of Voice Preservation (Artistic Director: Karine Arakelyan, Choirmaster: Emma Arakelyan)
“Live in Peace” Project (Directors: Lilit Grigoryan and Lilit Badalyan)
Durgaryan Art Academy (Director: Jirayr Durgaryan)
Prof Art Dance Studio (Director: Tigran Mnoyan)
Announcers
Karen Kocharyan (Armenia)
Roman Bagdasaryan (Russia)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

14.02.19 Brahms’ Double Concerto and Khachaturian’s Symphony No.2 are in program
2019-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Brahms: Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra /33-35 min./
Intermission
Khachaturian: Symphony No.2 /49-51 min./
Anush Nikogosyan, violin
Anastasia Kobekina, cello (Russia)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

11.02.19 Tchaikovsky Music Evening featuring Anastasia Kobekina
2019-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
TCHAIKOVSKY
* Pezzo Capriccioso for cello and orchestra /7-8 min./
* Variations on a Rococo Theme /18-20 min./
Intermission
* Symphony No.6 (“Pathetique”) /46-48 min./
Anastasia Kobekina, cello (Russia)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Pianist Katharina Treutler and the ANPO under James P. Liu
2019-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso op.66 /13-14 min./
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12, A-dur, K.414 /25-26 min./
Intermission
Sibelius: Symphony No.1 /38-40 min./

Narine Zarifyan – 40th anniversary of composer’s artistic activity
2018-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Concert dedicated to the 40th anniversary of composer Narine Zarifyan’s artistic activity
Program
“The Angel’s prayer”
Choir of vocal-choral school of voice preservation (Artistic Director: Karine Arakelyan, Choirmaster: Emma Arakelyan)
“On the Sunny Side of the Street” for flute and orchestra
Narek Avagyan, flute
Concert-Elegy for guitar and orchestra
Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar
“Ragtime” for guitar and orchestra
Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar
“Prayer” for voice and orchestra
Gohar Hakobyan, soprano
“Scerzo à la Retro” for guitar and orchestra
Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar
Vocalise for voice and orchestra
Sona Shahgeldyan, vocal
“Forgive me” for voice and orchestra
Lyrics by Marianna Grigoryan
Siranush Gasparyan, soprano
“The Autumn of our Love”
Arrangement by N. Zarifyan
Ruben Hakhverdyan, vocal
“Midnight”
arrangement by N. Zarifyan
Ruben Hakhverdyan, vocal
Fantasy on themes of Sayat-Nova for the folk instruments՛ trio (kamancha, qanun, dhol) and orchestra
Hakob Khalatyan, kamancha
Nune Danielyan, qanun
Karen Gevorgyan, dhol
“Violin Dance” for 2 violins, zurna and orchestra
Karmen Tosunyan, violin
Aram Asatryan, violin
Emmanuel Hovhannisyan, zurna
“Solea” for voice, violin, saxophone, guitar and orchestra
Siranush Gasparyan, soprano
Karmen Tosunyan, violin
Arthur Yeghiazaryan, saxophone
Hakob Jaghatspanyan, guitar
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Chopin in jazz interpretation
2018-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
With participation of Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio
Andrzej Jagodzinski, piano
Adam Cegielski, bass
Czeslaw Bartkowski, drums
Program
Preludium e-moll op.28 nr 4
Preludium c-moll op.28 nr 20
Preludium h-moll op.28 nr 6
Mazurek f-moll op.63 nr 2
Mazurek g-moll op.24 nr 1
Nokturn h-dur op.9 nr 2
Nokturn es-dur op.9 nr 1

Dvorak: Requiem
2018-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Dvorak: Requiem
Soloists
Anna Kasyan, soprano (France)
Olesya Petrova, mezzo-soprano (Russia)
Evgeny Stavinsky, bass (Russia)
Armenian National Academic Choir
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Hovhannes Tchekidjian
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Barseg Tumanyan celebrates his 60th anniversary with ANPO
2018-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Concert dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Barseg Tumanyan
Part A
Core ‘ngrato (Salvatore Cardillo)
Ti voglio tanto bene (Ernesto de Curtis)
Do not go, my love (Richard Hageman)
Music I heard with you (Richard Hageman)
Ol ´jim (Clara Edwards)
And so goodbye (Ernest Charles)
The last waltz (Barry Mason)
Love walked in (George Gershwin)
That’s life (John C. Sacco)
Conductor: Melik Mavisakalyan
Part B
Eternally (Charles Chaplin)
Memory (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Shoot down the moon (Elton John)
Être seul (Francis Lai)
Orchestral piece
Un amore cosi grande (A. Maggio)
La paloma (Sebastián Iradier)
Granada (Agustín Lara)
The impossible dream (Mitch Leigh)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

ANPO at Konzerthaus Berlin with Sergey Khachatryan
2018-11-28 20:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Konzerthaus Berlin
Program
Khachaturian: Suite from the ballet “Spartacus”
– Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
– Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
– Dance of Gaditanae – Victory of Spartacus
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto /37-40 min./
Intermission
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 /48-50 min./
Soloist: Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Open rehearsal before the tour to Germany
2018-11-26 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Khachaturian: Suite from the ballet “Spartacus”
– Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
– Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
– Dance of Gaditanae – Victory of Spartacus
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Intermission
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
Soloist: Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Ensemble New Camerata
2018-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | AGBU Hall
Anna Margaryan, violin
Gor Hovhannisyan, viola
Mikayel Navasardyan, cello
Suren Khorozyan, clarinet
Andranik Kochar, bassoon
Arshavir Isahakyan, French horn
Armen Hovakimyan, double bass
Gayane Elizbaryan, soprano
Harutyun Khachatryan, tenor
Gagik Martirosyan, bass
Program
John Dunstable: Quam pulcra es
Tigran Mansurian: Ode to the Lotos (Armenian premiere)
Intermission
Beethoven: Septet op. 20

Arvo Pärt’s Lamentate featuring Hayk Melikyan
2018-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Arvo Pärt: Lamentate for piano and orchestra (Armenian premiere)
Intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Soloist: Hayk Melikyan, piano
Conductor: Ruben Asatryan

Alexey Mazur under the baton of Eduard Topchjan
2018-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No.1, G-dur /23-25 min./
R.Strauss: “The Duel” for flute, bassoon and chamber orchestra (Armenian premiere)
Intermission
Brahms: Symphony No.1 /45-47 min./
Soloist: Alexey Mazur, flute (Russia)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Closing concert of the festival with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”
2018-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Puccini: “Madama Butterfly” opera in 3 acts /2h. 20m. – 2h. 30m./
The cast and performers
Madama Butterfly – Liana Aleksanyan, soprano (Germany)
Suzuki – Olesya Petrova, mezzo-soprano (Russia)
Pinkerton – Hovhannes Andreasyan, tenor
Sharpless – Mkrtich Babajanyan, baritone (Germany)
Goro – Berj Karazyan, tenor
Bonzo – Hovhannes Nersesyan, bass
Yamadori – Ashot Ghantarjyan, baritone
The Imperial Commissioner – Gagik Vardanyan, baritone
Kate – Silva Petrosyan, soprano
Ballerina: Cio (butterfly) – Maria Divanyan
Hover State Chamber Choir
Artistic Director: Sona Hovhannisyan, Choirmaster: Narine Voskanyan
Stage Director: Sukias Torosyan
Assistant to conductor & piano concertmaster: Varduhi Minasyan
Costumes by Zhanna Dadashyan
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Recital of a pianist Hayk Melikyan
2018-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
ANPO & the Embassy of France in Armenia present
Concert Dedicated to Olivier Messiaen’s 110th Anniversary
In program: OLIVIER MESSIAEN, TRISTAN MURAIL, PIERRE BOULEZ, JONATHAN HARVEY, TORU TAKEMITSU, IANNIS XENAKIS

Boris Belkin, David Abrahamyan with the ANPO
2018-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Mozart: Symphony-Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra /28-30 min./
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy /30-32 min./
Soloists
Boris Belkin, violin (Belgium)
David Abrahamyan, viola (Spain)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Steven Isserlis and Levon Chilingirian will appear under the baton of Eduard Topchjan
2018-10-10 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 /25-27 min./
Dvorak: Cello Concerto /40-42 min./
Brahms: Double Concerto, 2nd movement /7-8 min./
Soloists
Steven Isserlis, cello (UK)
Levon Chilingirian, violin (UK)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Chamber music concert
2018-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Mansurian: “Tatanumner” (“Tremours”) quintet with 2 cellos
Bruckner: Viola Quintet, Adagio
Mendelssohn: Octet
Performers
Levon Chilingirian, violin (UK)
Artists of the ANPO

A flutist Emmanuel Pahud with the ANPO performing Khachaturian
2018-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto, arrangement for flute /33-35 min./
Intermission
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 /48-50 min./
Soloist: Emmanuel Pahud, flute (Switzerland)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Recital: Nara Avetisyan (piano)
2018-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Mozart: Sonata in C Major K.330
Beethoven: Sonata op.110
Intermission
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Prokofiev: Sarcasms op.17
Babajanian: Poem

Sergey Khachatryan will appear with the ANPO with the premiere
2018-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Alexander Arutiunian: Overture (premiere)
Vago Zakaryan: Violin Concerto (world premiere)
Intermission
Mozart: Symphony No.41 “Jupiter” /28-30 min./
Soloist: Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Concert dedicated to the Independence Day of RA
2018-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai) | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra /31-33 min./
Ravel: Piano Concerto G-Dur /20-23 min./
Intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 /42-44 min./

Soloists
Clara-Jumi Kang, violin (Germany)
Vadym Kholodenko, piano (Russia)
Tim Park, cello (Germany)
Conductor: Eduard Topchjan

Chamber Music Concert
2018-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Dubai), 2018-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | “Aram Khachaturian” Concert Hall, 46 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, Yerevan, 0002, Armenia
Program
Rachmaninov
– Trio Elegique No.2
– Cello Sonata
– Prelude in C Sharp minor op.3 No.2
– Preludes op.23
Soloists
Vadym Kholodenko, piano (Russia)
Anush Nikogosyan, violin
Sevak Avanesyan, cello (Belgium)

Chamber Music Concert
2018-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Yerevan
