Concerts
July 2
19:30 Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
Opening Concert Of The Festival
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)
3. Addio (inspired by visiting Rome)
4. Luxembourg Garden (inspired by visiting Paris)
5. Rubicon (inspired by visiting Ravenna)
6. Sorrow (inspired by visiting Venice)
7. Horseman (inspired by visiting Ascot)
Soloist: Denis Kozhukhin (piano)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Total duration: 62 minutes
July 3
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
3. Gathering Storm
4. Summer Hail
Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 40'
I Allegro non troppo
II Adagio
III Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto
Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Total duration: 64 minutes
July 4
19:30 Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
Tigran Mansurian - Excerpts from the Ballet “The Snow Queen” 13’
1. Menuet
2. Adagio
3. Ragtime
Alexey Shor - 3 Pieces from the Ballet “Crystal Palace” 12’
1. Ode to Anna
2. Intro and Aria of the White Lady
3. Vocalise
Edward Grieg - “Peer Gynt” Symphonic Suite No.1, Op.46 14’
1. Morning Mood
2. Death of Åse
3. Anitra’s Dance
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Alexey Shor - Two Songs for My Kids 5’
1. Addio
2. Natalie’s Waltz
Pietro Mascagni - Intermezzo from the Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” 5’
Gioachino Rossini - Fiorilla's Cavatina “Non si da follia maggiore” from the Opera ”Il Turco in Italia” 4’
Giacomo Puccini - Intermezzo from the Opera “Manon Lescaut” 5’
Luigi Arditi - Il Bacio 4’
Léo Delibes - Song “Les filles de Cadix” 4’
Anna Aglatova (soprano)
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Total duration: 61 minutes
July 5
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
III Allegro scherzando
Soloist: Anna Ulaieva (piano)
1st Prize Winner of Malta International Piano Competition 2018
Conductor: Alan Chircop
Total duration of the concert: 65 minutes
July 6
19:30 Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
Gagik Hovunts - Tհree Choreographic Pieces11’
1. Theme
2. Largo
3. Postludium
Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 27'
I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
III Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Soloist: Karen Shahgaldyan (violin)
Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11 40'
I Allegro molto appassionato
II Andante
III Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Soloist: Polina Osetinskaya (piano)
Conductor: Alan Chircop
Total duration of the concert: 75 minutes