For 8 years now, the Armenian General Benevolent Union has been holding the “AGBU Discovers Talents” music competition with the participation of young and talented musicians under the age of 25.
The Grand Prix winners of the competition have the opportunity to perform on the same stage with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, which is a unique source of inspiration for them.
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra will be joined by talented young people who won the Grand Prix in the classical vocal and percussion categories.
Soloists:
Alina Avagyan, soprano
Suzanna Avetikyan, mezzo-soprano
Mariam Grigoryan, soprano
Hovhannes Kherimyan, marimba
Gor Manukyan, marimba
Mary Martirosyan, soprano
Ara Mkrtchyan
Karen Chilingaryan
Rita Petrosyan, soprano
Eva Paremuzyan
Hovhannes Ordanyan, tenor
In program:
Verdi: Overture to “La Forza del destino”
Dvořák: Song to the Moon from the opera “Rusalka”
Soloist: Meri Martirosyan, soprano
Gounod: Juliette’s Waltz Je veux vivre from the opera “Romeo et Juliette”
Soloist: Alina Avagyan, soprano
Puccini: Madama Butterfly’s aria Tu, tu piccolo Iddio from the opera “Madama Butterfly”
Soloist: Rita Petrosyan, soprano
Puccini: Musetta’s Waltz from the opera “La Boheme”
Soloist: Mariam Grigoryan, soprano
Tchaikovsky: Aria of Lensky from the opera “Eugene Onegin”
Soloist: Hovhannes Ordanyan, tenor
Mozart: Pamina’s aria Ach, ich fühl’s from the opera “The Magic Flute”
Soloist: Alina Avagyan, soprano
Johann Strauss: Adele’s Laughing Song from the operetta “Die Fledermaus”
Soloist: Mariam Grigoryan, soprano
Joey Eng: Square One for solo Marimba
Soloist: Hovhannes Kherimyan, marimba
Emmanuel Séjourné: Marimba Concerto (2nd mov.)
Soloist: Gor Manukyan, marimba
Bixio: Parlami d’amore Mariù
Soloist: Ara Mkrtchyan
Curtis: Non ti scortar di me
Soloist: Karen Chilingaryan
Neapolitan Song: Funiculi Funicula
Soloist: Yeva Paremouzyan
Saint-Saëns: Dalila’s aria Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix from the opera “Samson et Dalila”
Soloist: Syuzanna Avetikyan, mezzo-soprano
Massenet: Werther’s Pourquoi me reveiller aria from the opera “Werther”
Soloist: Hovhannes Ordanyan, tenor
Bizet: Carmen’s aria Les tringles des sistres tintaient from the opera “Carmen”
Soloist: Syuzanna Avetikyan, mezzo-soprano
Conductor: Iaroslav Bychkov
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor: Eduard Topchjan