Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform 14 Concerts Across Five Major European Cultural Centers

  As part of the celebrations marking the 35th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (ANPO) will perform 14 concerts across five major European cultural centres from April 27 to May 16 (2026). The tour is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the RA and includes prestigious concert halls in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Spain.

This tour is a testament to the high reputation and demand for Armenia’s century-old orchestra within the European musical and cultural landscape.

The orchestra will be joined by an exceptional array of world-class soloists, including one of the greatest violinists of our time Augustin Dumay, the world-renowned Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan, rising star pianist Eva Gevorgyan and acclaimed Italian cellist Ettore Pagano. 

The conducting staff is equally formidable, featuring Eduard Topchjan (Armenia), Pier Carlo Orizio (Italy), and Benjamin Zwick (Switzerland).

The concert programs feature substantial masterpieces of classical music—a "professional examination" of sorts that will once again demonstrate the ANPO’s high performance standards and competitiveness alongside Europe’s prestigious orchestras. The repertoire includes: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 ("Titan"), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto and Excerpts from Aram Khachaturian’s ballets “Spartacus” and “Gayane”.

This tour will further solidify Armenia’s cultural presence on the most prestigious stages of Europe.