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

On May 13 at 19:00, a concert of the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.

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

Soloists:

- Eva Karagyan: soprano

- Syuzanna Avetikyan: mezzo soprano, Laureate of international competitions

- Zaven Harutyunyan: bassoon

- Kristine Chtchyan: violin

Programme:

1. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: “Stabat Mater”

2. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for Bassoon and orchestra

- Allegro

- Andante

- Allegro

3. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in H minor for violin and orchestra (Premiera)

- Allegro

- Largo

- Allegro

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On May  16, at 19:00, the concert of Yerevan State Chamber Choir will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall. 

Artistic Director and Choirmaster: Kristina Voskanyan. 

This concert marks the opening of the concert series dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Yerevan State Chamber Choir.

1. Komitas: Excerpts from sacred choral works

2. Komitas: Secular choral works

• Armenian Peasant Songs and Dances, Cycle A 

• Armenian Peasant Dance Songs, Cycle B 

• Armenian Peasant Dance Songs, Cycle D 

3. Excerpts from the Cycles

4. Edgar Hovhannisyan: Choral works

5. Folk songs arrangements

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On May 26, at 19:00, a concert entitled “Beloved Homeland” will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, featuring the Armenian State Chamber Choir and soloists. 

Artistic director and principal conductor: People’s artist of the RA Robert Mlkeyan

Soloists: Mavr Mkrtchyan, Armen Grigoryan

Piano and arrangements: Karen Ananyan

1. Komitas Vardapet: “Hayastan” 

2. Makar Yekmalyan: “It Fell Silent”

3. Edgar Hovhannisyan: “Sardarapat”    

4. Robert Amirkhanyan: “My Dream Homeland”

5. Arno Babajanyan: “Glorious Nation”

6. Aram Khachaturian: “Springtime Yerevan” (arrangement by Karen Ananyan)

7. Karen Ananyan: Fantasy on Themes by Aram Khachaturian (piano: Karen Ananyan)

8. Edgar Hovhannisyan: “Erebuni Yerevan”

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

On June 2, at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music House, a concert by the Hover State Chamber Choir will take place, entitled “Choral Works by Western European Composers”. The program includes several premiere performances.

Concertmaster: Tigran Mesropyan

Choirmaster: Sona Hovhannisyan

Program

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale No. 22 from “St. John Passion” 

• Anton Bruckner: “Ave Maria”

• Hugo Wolf: “Final Prayer”, “Resignation”

• Richard Wagner: “Im Treibhaus”, arranged by C. Gottwald 

• Johannes Brahms: A German “Requiem”, movement IV

• Wolfgang Rihm: Motets “Tenebrae factae sunt”, “Tristis est anima mea”, “Caligaverunt oculi mei”

• Caroline Shaw: “To the Hands” Part III: Her Beacon-Hand Beckons

• Darius Milhaud: “Babylone” 

• Michael Ostrzyga: “Deus in adjutorium”

• Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm No. 43 "Richte mich, Gott" ("Judge Me, O God") 

• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Psalm No. 43 "Richte mich, Gott" ("Judge Me, O God")

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO

The National Center of Chamber Music and the Embassy of Uruguay in Armenia present the exclusive concert “Tango Animal” by the Uruguayan ensemble “Batimento Duo”.

On June 4 at 7:30 PM, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy works by the most prominent Uruguayan and Argentine composers in the history of tango, presented in a unique and contemporary interpretation.

The concert program is mainly based on the compositions from the musicians’ latest album, “Tango Animal.”

Batimento Duo is an Uruguayan instrumental ensemble featuring Ignacio Correa and Andrés Rey. Using regional music as a foundation, they explore a variety of musical perspectives, specializing in River Plate genres such as tango, waltz, and milonga. The ensemble has performed at Uruguay’s most prestigious venues, including Solís Theatre, Sala Zitarrosa, and Sala Hugo Balzo (SODRE). The musicians have participated in international festivals, masterclasses, and concert programs in various countries around the world, from Colombia and Mexico to Japan, Spain, England, Finland, and Argentina.

Entry for children under 6 years old is prohibited.

Time: 19:00.

Organizer: National Center for Chamber Music SNCO.