ArmInfo. In the last days of September, Yerevan and Garni will host an exceptional festival <Musical Expedition>, the geography of which covers Russia, Estonia,
Greece, Italy, the USA, and now Armenia.
As part of the festival, on September 26, 27 and 28, classical music
concerts will be held in natural and historical places of Armenia.
Two of them will be held in the open air and will be free for
everyone.
In particular, the first day of the festival, September 26, will be
held in the picturesque Lovers' Park in Yerevan. The audience will
hear masterpieces of Schubert, Bach and Beethoven performed by the
best musicians of world renown. Admission will be free.
On September 27, a symphony concert will be held in the Aram
Khachaturian Museum. On this day, you can hear Khachaturian's works
along with masterpieces of world classics (admission by tickets).
The final day of the festival will take place at the Garni Temple:
the surrounding landscapes will be the perfect backdrop for symphonic
jazz. The artists will perform a program dedicated to the centenary
of Charles Aznavour. Admission is also free.
Cellist and art director of the Musical Expedition Boris Adrianov
noted: "Our task is to convey the beauty of music to everyone and
everywhere! Mix it with the noise of the forest and the singing of
birds. Show the beauty of harmony to people who have never heard the
works of great composers live."
According to the press service of the festival organizers, the best
musicians from Russia, Austria and Canada will go to the Musical
Expedition in Armenia, and the legendary Armenian group Aram
Khachaturian Trio has also been invited to participate.
Among the international participants are cellist, laureate of
international competitions Boris Adrianov, Canadian violist Sarah
McElravy, famous Russian pianist, laureate of international
competitions Petr Laul and many others.
For 10 years now, the festival <Musical Expedition> has been taking
music beyond the confines of academic halls, revealing world classics
to listeners in historical and natural settings. The goal of the
festival is to convey the beauty of music to everyone, showing the
harmony of music and the surrounding world. The organizers hope that
the festival in Armenia will become a new tradition.
The festival is held with the support of the Public Organization for
the Protection of Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserves and the
Historical Environment (POAK) and the cultural center Common Ground
books and spirits.
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