ARMENIAN COMPOSING ART FESTIVAL

Previous Years

20 18 - 21

20 21

Armenian Composing Art Festival 2021

Тhe Armenian Composing Art Festival was established by Sergey Smbatyan in 2010 and was fuelled by his calling to uphold the traditions of Armenian classical composing school with the remembrance of the musical legacy of great Armenian composers. Multiple orchestras, choirs and chamber ensembles of Armenia have performed the gems of our musical heritage and magnified their recognition in Armenia and worldwide. Each year the festival is dedicated to one of the renowned Armenian composers and highlights their well-recognized musical masterpieces (Ghazaros Saryan (2010), Arno Babajanyan (2011), Tigran Chukhajyan (2012), Romanos Melikyan (2013), Avet Terteryan (2014), Edgar Hovhannisyan (2015), Edvard Mirzoyan (2016), Haro Stepanyan (2017) Grigor Yeghazarian (2018), Avet Terteryan (2019).

A crucial part in the scope of the festival are audio and video recordings, digitalization and storage of musical scores as well. Over 70 musical scores have been digitalized and 200 works recorded from the onset of the festival, while more than 170 musical masterpieces have been premiered with the involvement of a large number of musicians, including young talents.

Concert Programme

04. 05

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Ghazaros Sarian - Passacaglia for Symphony Orchestra

Arno Babajanian - Violin Concerto in A minor

Allegro

Andante

John Ter-Tatevosian - Symphony No.1 in C-sharp minor

Allegro moderato

Scherzo։ Vivace

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Vag Papian

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

Haik Kazazyan

Violin

17. 05

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Alexander Spendiaryan - Concert Waltz

Alexander Spendiaryan - Festive Overture

Alexander Spendiaryan - “Three Palms” Symphonic Poem

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

28. 11

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Hayg Boyadjian - Cello Concerto

Adam Khudoyan - Cello Concerto No.2

Mikhail Kokzhayev - ”Alpine Carnival” Symphonic Picture

Aram Talalyan

Cello

Ruben Asatryan

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

20 20

Armenian Composing Art Festival 2020

Photo Gallery

08 Feb

20 Feb

25 Feb

Concert Programme

08. 02

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Alexander Arutiunian - Vocal-symphonic poem “The story of Armenian people”

Lyrics: Ashot Grashi

Epigraphs by Silva Kaputikyan and Gevorg Emin

Ruined hearths

Through fiery ardour

The song of a wanderer

The song of the Motherland

Alexander Arutiunian - Cantata about the Motherland

Lyrics: Ashot Grashi and Sarmen

Grace

Poplars

Triumph of Labour

Lullaby

Glory to the Motherland

Ohannes Tchekidjian

Conductor

Berj Karazian

Tenor

Hovsep Nshanyan

Baritone

Samvel Topalyan

Narrator

12. 02

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Alexander Arutiunian - Poem for Cello and Piano

Alexander Arutiunian - Poem-Sonata for Violin and Piano

Alexander Arutiunian - Dance for Violin and Piano

Avetik Ghazaryan

Clarinet

Lilit Zaqaryan

Piano

Artur Grigoryan

Piano

Andranik Aghajanyan

Violoncello

20. 02

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Alexander Arutiunian - Sinfonietta for String Orchestra

Prelude

Arioso

Alexander Arutiunian - Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra “Armenia”

Andante sostenuto

Allegretto scherzando

Alexander Arutiunian - Trumpet Concerto

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Roman Simovic

Violin

Hayk Gurgenyan

Trumpet

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

25. 02

19:00

Aram Khachaturian concert hall

Edgar Hovhannisyan - Pieces from "Marmar" Ballet

Bacchanalia

Adagio

Yervand Yerkanian - "The Ruins of Baalbek" Symphonic Poem

Jirayr Shahrimanyan - Three Movements for Symphony Orchestra

Sergey Smbatyan

Conductor

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

20 19

Armenian Composing Art Festival 2019

Ten years the Armenian Composers' Art Festival has enriched Armenia's cultural life with new and extraordinary colours by bringing the Armenian classical music heritage into the 21st century. The Festival was initiated and established in 2010 by Sergey Smbatyan, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, also the Artistic Director of the Festival.

The Festival's mission is popularizing Armenian classical and contemporary composers' artworks by making those compositions available and wide-spread among the broad population. The Festival vastly contributes to creating the whole picture of the Armenian Composing School. It provides an opportunity to expose its best accomplishments to the world and highlight the unique place of the Armenian composing art in world music.

The idea of the festival had matured during the years. After several concerts abroad, it was apparent for Sergey Smbatyan that the contemporary Armenian classical music is demanded and appraised not only in the motherland but also beyond its borders, and compositions created by the Armenian musicians attract and fascinate the world audience.

Photo Gallery

20 Feb

23 Feb

25 Feb

12 Mar