By Melik Tangian Special to the Mirror-Spectator RIGA/YEREVAN — There is a very active and dynamic Armenian community in Latvia. One telling example of its vigor is how widely the[...]
LONDON — On the evening of June 14, London’s St Paul’s Church resonated with the rich and vibrant sounds of Armenian classical music, as the Klingen Instrumental Ensemble, soloists, and[...]
YEREVAN/MOSCOW — Russian theater and film actress Sofya Khandamirova (b. 1991, Moscow) confidently blends theatrical training with cinematic diversity. From an early age, she studied music and graduated from music[...]
By Gary Nahabedian PROVIDENCE — With voices lifted in harmony and hearts filled with pride, the Armenian community of Rhode Island gathered on June 28 to celebrate a remarkable milestone:[...]
YEREVAN/ODESA — Karmella Tsepkolenko (b. 1955, Odesa) is a renowned Ukrainian composer, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine (2024), recipient of the B. N. Lyatoshynsky Prize (2001),[...]
By Michael Goetjen BOSTON (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) — The centerpiece opera production of BEMF 2025 — Reinhard Keiser’s “Octavia” (1705) — dazzled us at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater[...]
YEREVAN/GLENDALE – Aramazd Stepanian (born 1951, Abadan, Iran) is an Armenian theatre, film and television actor, producer, director, playwright, and translator. After graduating from Kooshesh-Davtian Armenian High School in Tehran,[...]
By Nare Sukiasyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — Armenia is witnessing a sustained organ music revival, led by a community of professionals dedicated to preserving and expanding the country’s[...]
BELMONT, Mass. — On Saturday, June 21, the sanctuary of Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church resonated with the sounds of unity and diversity as violinist Haig Hovsepian and cellist Dilshod[...]
YEREVAN — As Armenian art continues to redefine its place in the global cultural landscape, one platform is making space for the country’s most talented contemporary artists to be seen,[...]
By Jeanine Shememian Special to the Mirror-Spectator WATERTOWN — For the second year in a row, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Boston Chapter observed the traditional Armenian Hampartsoum or Ascension,[...]
