On April 23, at 7:00 PM, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, the Armenian State Chamber Choir will hold a concert dedicated to the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. 

The choir's artistic director and conductor is People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Robert Mlkeyan. 

Gabriel Fauré:

- "Requiem"

- "Pavane"

- "Cantique de Jean Racine"

Soloists:              

Sofia Sayadyan: soprano

Aram Avetisyan: baritone

Armen Aghajanyan: organ

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On April 28 at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, a concert of the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble will take place, dedicated to the dedicated to 341st anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Artistic Director and Conductor: Sedrak Yerkanyan, Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Armenia.

- Lusine Markosyan: mezzo soprano, laureate of international competitions

- Vahagn Margaryan: organ

1. Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for organ and orchestra in d minor BWV 1052

2. Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata N170

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

Within the framework of the general international events of International Jazz Day, on April 27 at 19:00, the Karen Grigoryan Quartet will hold a concert at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the world-famous jazz pianist, composer and businessman of Armenian descent Avo Uvezian.

Favorite jazz standards will be performed, as well as works by A. Uvezian, K. Orbelyan, A. Babajanyan and others.

Karen Grigoryan Quartet:

• Davit Petrosyan։ saxophone

• Karen Grigoryan։ piano

• Mikhail Fominikh։ double bass

• Harut Harutyunyan։ drums

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On May 2, at 7:00 PM, an organ music concert will be held at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall: Organist Tereza Voskanyan will perform a solo recital.

Flutist Haykuhi Hakobyan, and soprano Heghine Ohanyan will also perform.

The concert is dedicated to the 270th anniversary of W. A. Mozart.

 

- "Aus der tiefe rufe ich", BWV745

- Sonatina from "Actus Tragicus" Cantata, BWV106

- 3 Choral preludes from "German organ Mass": "Vater unser imHimmelreich", BWV 683; "Kyrie, Gott -Vater in Ewigkeit", BWV672; "Christe, aller Welt Trost", BWV673

- "Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten", BWV691, 690 and choral

- Prelude and fugue, in C minor, BWV549

- Fantasia in C minor, BWV572

 

- "Ave verum corpus" K618

- "Laudate Dominum", K339

Heghine Ohanyan, soprano 

- Church sonata in C major, K336 /Armenian premiere/

- Flute sonata in F major, KV13

Haykuhi Hakobyan, flute

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO.

On May 6, at 7:00 PM, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a concert titled “Bach & Narekatsi: Eternal Dialogues” by harpsichordist Varvara Manukyan (Germany) and Armenian viola player Grigor Arakelian.

• J. S. Bach։ Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord N 2, D dur, BWV 1028 

• Komitas: Rural Songs - “Antuni” (Homeless), “Es aghdjik em” (I Am A Girl), “Alagyaz” (Mountain Alagyaz), “Khenki zar” (Incense Tree) 

• Grigor Arakleian։ The Gem-Rose - A Poem based on Grigor Narekatsi’s homonymous Ode (Tagh) 

• Komitas: Rural Songs - “Yerkinkn Ampel e”, “Arnem Ertam”, “Zar-Zenge”

• Grigor Narekatsi: "Havun-Havun" (The Radiant Bird) 

• J. S. Bach: Sarabande from Cello Suite Nr.5 c Moll, BWV 1011 

• J. S. Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord g Moll, BWV 1029 

The evening will be hosted by musicologist Olya Nurijanyan.

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On May 12, at 7:30 PM, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host a solo recital of the famous Portuguese guitarist Pedro Rodrigues. The works of Portuguese, Cuban, Italian and Armenian composers will be performed.

• José Duarte Costa (1921-2004): “Balada da Solidão”, "Procissão"

• Luiz José Maria Oliveira (1821-1883): “Grandes Variançoens”

• António Pinho Vargas (1951): “Brinquedos”, “Tom Waits” (arr. Pedro Rodrigues)

• Saint Grigor Narekatsi (951–1003): "Havun Havun"(arr. Pardy Minassian)

• Edward Mirzoyan (1921-2012): "Tkhoor vals" (arr. Pardy Minassian)

• Traditional: "Ari Im Sokhak" (arr. Pardy Minassian)

• Nuccio d'Angelo (1955): "Due Canzoni Lidie"

• Luís Carvalho (1974): "Arabesco I", "Arabesco II" (World Premiere)

• Leo Brouwer (1939): "Sonata 1"

Winner of the Artist’s International Auditions (New York), the Concorso Sor (Rome) and the Prémio Jovens Músicos, as well as a laureate of over twenty competitions including Salieri-Zinetti, Paris, Montélimar, Valencia, and Sernancelhe, Pedro Rodrigues is an Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro, an Integrated Researcher at INET-md, Director of the Master’s in Music program, Artistic Director of the UA Autumn Festivals, and a member of the UA General Council. He has performed as a soloist in many internationally renowned, and has premiered over 60 works by contemporary composers. His discography includes 19 titles. He is regularly invited to teach masterclasses at universities across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO