Armenian composer Hovik Sardaryan has been awarded the 2026 Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, one of the most prestigious international honors for contemporary composers! The 32-year-old, originally...
Prague, 15 December 2025 | A total of 239 flautists and 231 pianists will compete in the preliminary round of the 77th Prague Spring International Music Competition. Compared with 2025, the overall number of applicants...
Yerevan will join the global Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) project f.The initiative will be organizedby the hosq Cultural Foundation onNovember 7 at the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre. BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer)...
Seattle, WA – June 28, 2025 — Seattle Sounders FC, one of Major League Soccer’s most iconic and community-driven clubs, recognized conductor Tigran Arakelyan with the prestigious Community Assist Award for his outstanding contributions to music education and community...
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...
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...
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...
By Kariné Guzelian The venue for the “Composer on Broadway” concert was the David Lloyd George room in the National Liberal Club, by the banks of the River Thames. Lloyd George served as British...
Armenian-American executive director, conductor, podcaster, and radio host, Dr. Tigran Arakelyan has been named one of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year by Musical America Worldwide, the oldest classical music magazine in America. This year’s Musical America...
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of its artistic director and principal conductor Eduard Topchjan, will make a world tour through Greece, the USA, and Canada. The tour is dedicated to the...
Armenian composer Hovik Sardaryan has been awarded the 2026 Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, one of the most prestigious international honors for contemporary composers! The 32-year-old, originally from Artsakh, has become the first Armenian to receive this distinction. He was recognized for...
Prague, 15 December 2025 | A total of 239 flautists and 231 pianists will compete in the preliminary round of the 77th Prague Spring International Music Competition. Compared with 2025, the overall number of applicants has risen by 13 to reach 470. This is the highest number since 1998, the...
Yerevan will join the global Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) project f.The initiative will be organizedby the hosq Cultural Foundation onNovember 7 at the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre. BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a unique format designed for visualartists and musicians. It is a one-night, open, and...
Seattle, WA – June 28, 2025 — Seattle Sounders FC, one of Major League Soccer’s most iconic and community-driven clubs, recognized conductor Tigran Arakelyan with the prestigious Community Assist Award for his outstanding contributions to music education and community engagement. A passionate advocate for arts accessibility and youth mentorship, Arakelyan has spearheaded imaginative, inclusive...
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...
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...
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...
By Kariné Guzelian The venue for the “Composer on Broadway” concert was the David Lloyd George room in the National Liberal Club, by the banks of the River Thames. Lloyd George served as British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922 and was among the first non-Armenians to acknowledge “the...
Armenian-American executive director, conductor, podcaster, and radio host, Dr. Tigran Arakelyan has been named one of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year by Musical America Worldwide, the oldest classical music magazine in America. This year’s Musical America Top 30 Professionals are the entrepreneurs, the worker bees, the creative minds that ensure the...
The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of its artistic director and principal conductor Eduard Topchjan, will make a world tour through Greece, the USA, and Canada. The tour is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the famous Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. The concerts will take place at...
