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Maestro Constantine Orbelian Appointed as the New Music Director of the Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva The Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva Orchestra announces that the current Music Director, Maestro Rani Calderon, will conclude his tenure at the end of the upcoming season (August 2025). He will be succeeded by Four-time Grammy Award Nominated conductor Maestro Constantine Orbelian- one...

28 April- Open to violinists of any age, the inaugural Classic Violin Olympus International Competition has come to a close in Dubai, UAE. The final round is available to watch here on The Violin Channel. 42-year-old Haik Kazazyan from Armenia has won the first prize, consisting of €200,000 and a Stradivari model violin specially crafted by the violinmaker Fabio Piagentini. “This...

On 7 February 2025, renowned Armenian violinist Nikolay Madoyan performed at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, showcasing his exceptional technical ability and profound artistic insight. The program of the concert, carefully selected by Madoyan himself, featured a diverse mix of virtuoso masterpieces by Bach, Ysaÿe, Khachaturian, and Paganini, each presenting a different challenge as...

The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will present the “Symphonic Rock” concert series in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from January 17 to 19, 2025. The orchestra is traveling to the UAE at the invitation of Dubai Opera. On January 17 and 18, the orchestra will perform symphonic interpretations of the legendary rock bands Led Zeppelin and...

The National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia (NCOA) and esteemed conductor Sipan Olah (UK) have embarked on an extraordinary European tour, delighting audiences with a tribute to renowned French-Armenian composer Charles Aznavour, Armenian composers Komitas, Tigran Mansurian and Robert Amirkhanyan. Maestro Sipan Olah came up with the idea of this exclusive concert series supported by Armenia’s...

On November 2nd, at 3:00 p.m., a benefit concert dedicated to the indelible memory of the hero of the Artsakh war Aren Mehrabyan will be held in the church of Zeist (Kerkelijk centrum Zeist-West) in the Netherlands within the framework of the International Song Festival Zeist. The concert will feature the Dutch Choir, Inge van...

Valletta, Malta – Sergey Smbatyan, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Conductor of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, will lead the opening concert of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2024-25 season. Under the baton of Maestro Smbatyan, the concert will feature Jean Sibelius’ iconic Violin Concerto delivered by violin virtuoso...

Guy Borg, Music Programmer of PRAGUE SOUNDS international music festival in Prague, answers the questions of the editor-in-chief of ORER magazine, Hakob Asatryan. -When was the PRAGUE SOUNDS music festival founded and for what purpose?-The festival was founded in 1996 under the auspices of then-president Vaclav Havel, who wanted to open up the spaces of...

Congratulations to Alpha Classics soprano Asmik Grigorian , who has received The Grand Jury Prize of the Austrian Music Theatre Award 2024 (Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis). Born in Vilnius in 1981, Asmik Grigorian’s unparalleled career and her enormous contribution to the world of opera have had a lasting impact on music theatre. Discover her latest album, ‘Laws...