Topic: Classical Music

YEREVAN — Conductor, choirmaster and pianist Luc Baghdassarian was born in Geneva, where he studied at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève, where he obtained a first prize in[...]

YEREVAN — On July 3, a concert-presentation of the book with selected songs by the composer and conductor Konstantin Petrossian was held in Yerevan at the house-museum of Aram Khachaturian. [...]

If you mention “Eurovision” in Germany, or any other European country, what comes to mind for most people is the Eurovision Song Contest for popular music. This year’s event took[...]

By Maral Tanielian Der Torossian Special to the Mirror-Spectator ARLINGTON, Mass. — On May 31, the Amaras Arts Alliance hosted a benefit concert to support the Kapan International Music Festival,[...]

ARLINGTON, Mass. — Arguably, no American composer has enjoyed higher praise, been lauded by more musical luminaries, or been hailed as the “Prince of Music” quite like Alan Hovhaness. On[...]

NEW YORK — A work by composer Mary Kouyoumdjian was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize earlier this month. The work, “Paper Pianos,” a music-theatre hybrid, was described by[...]

By Hugh Morris NEW YORK (New York Times) — Kirill Gerstein, a Soviet-born pianist whose parents sold their only proper asset — a garage — so that they could afford[...]

NEW YORK — On Saturday, April 13, Pegasus: The Orchestra, led by founder, principal conductor, and artistic director, Karén Hakobyan, conducts the 2023-2024 Season’s Finale in a commemoration of Aram[...]

By Hasmik Seymour LONDON — On  January 24, Armenian soprano Ruzan Mantashyan made her much-anticipated début of at the legendary Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in Puccini’s “La[...]

BOSTON — Many stars have graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, including Armenians such as Charles Aznavour, Tigran Hamasyan, and the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Joining their ranks on March[...]