International Cello Contest After Aram Khachaturian Over In Yerevan

INTERNATIONAL CELLO CONTEST AFTER ARAM KHACHATURIAN OVER IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.06.2006 20:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The International Cello Contest after Aram
Khachaturian held May 30-June 6 is over.

Cello players from Armenia, Georgia, Russia, the U.S., Spain, Italy,
Turkey and Mexico aged from 16 to 32 participated in the contest. The
jury headed by Tigran Mansurian (Armenia) included Medea Abrahamian
(Armenia), Wolfgang Bechter (Germany), Ivan Monigetti (Switzerland),
Vahram Sarajian (U.S.). The first place won Narek Hakhnazarian from
Armenia. Ruslan Vilenski (Latvia) and Indira Rahmatula (Turkey) shared
the second position. Tigran Muradian (Russia) and Sergey Kosemian
(Armenia) were the third. The rewarding ceremony and gala concert
will take place in the concert hall after Aram Khachaturian today.