The fifth out six concerts in frames of the third “Return” festival will be held October 18 at the Chamber Music Hall after Komitas.
Viva Mozart concert will be held with participation of the famous opera singer Araks Davtyan , as well as the Armenian state ensemble of soloists under the leadership of Zaven Vardanyan. Araks Davtyan received international recognition after she had won the Viotti International Competition in 1984 and immediately was invited to the Bolshoi Theater, where she made her debut as Violetta (La Traviata “by Verdi).
Her concert tour in the U.S. and Europe with the “Moscow Virtuoso under Vladimir Spivakov” was an international sensation. Araks Davtyan has had numerous performances with the most famous orchestras and conductors, including the State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia under Constantine Orbelian.
The “Return” festival aims to attract attention of Armenians around the world to the problem of repatriation. The festival is also aimed at presenting the Armenian audience the latest achievements of skilled musicians, promoting and encouraging new creative ideas and the work of Armenian composers, to shape a social need in the modern classical music.
The festival opened September 22 will last until October 24. The “Return” festival of classical music is held by the “Art Gallery” Cultural Foundation under the high patronage of Armenia’s First Lady Rita Sargsyan and with financial support of VivaCell-MTS.
