BAROQUE IN ARMENIA
Support A1+!“There is play and life in baroque, that is why it is understandable and loved by everyone”, tenor Karen Hakobyan said a press conference in the House of Journalists today.
June 21-July 8 Baroque music festival will be held for the first time in Yerevan. 9 concerts will be performed, 6 of them – in the House of Chamber Music, 2 – in the cultural center of Narekatsi and 1 – in the school after Spendiarov. The price of tickets fluctuates between 500-1000 AMD. “If people can afford going to a café they can afford going for a concert as well”, conductor Aram Talalyan noted.
He marked two principal goals of the festival, these being to present the music to the audience and offer the young musicians the opportunity to perform on the best stages.
Soprano Anna Mailyan is also expected to take part in the festival. “It is a brilliant idea. There exist parallels between the works of the middle ages and Baroque taste. Since the Armenian people have wonderful medieval art, they will comprehend the Baroque taste as well”, the singer said. Due to the lock of funds concerts will be held in Yerevan only.
To note, the term “baroque” means “unpolished pearl”. It appeared in Europe in 19-20 centuries and penetrated into the 1920-ies.
