MICHEL LEGRAND TO PERFORM SOLO CONCERT IN YEREVAN FOR THE FIRST TIME
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.09.2009 15:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Renowned French composer Michel Legrand is arriving
in Yerevan on September 12 to give his first solo concert in his
motherland.
The concert is scheduled for September 15 in Yerevan in Aram
Khachaturyan big concert hall. During his past visits to Armenia,
Legran performed group concerts.
The concert is organized by RA Culture Ministry in cooperation with
City Lights Productions, headed by famous Armenian jazzman Levon
Malkhasyan.
"Michel Legrand is surely an eminent personality in world music. His
creative art produced tangible impact on many musicians, including
me. In his upcoming Concert, he will act as conductor, play music
and probably sing," Levon Malhasyan said.
Public in Yerevan will probably have the chance to listen to Legran’s
melodies, as well as jazz standards and vocal composition, Malkhasyan
added. The composer is this time coming to Armenia together with
Christine Legrand (vocal) and Catherine Michel (harp).
French composer, arranger, conductor and piano player Michel Jean
Legrand was born in 1932 in Paris in the family of French composer and
actor Raymond Legrand and Armenian piano player Haykanush Marcelle
Ter-Mikayelyan. Future musician gained his first musical experience
from his father. At age 11, he entered Paris Conservatory. Upon
graduation, he moved to United States where he started writing
music for films. Legrand’s music for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,
The Young Girls of Rochefort and many other motion pictures became
masterpieces of cinema art. His musical compositions have been
performed by well-known piano players Oscar Peterson, Caunt Beisya
and Charlie Parker. Michel Legrand his a winner of 3 Oscar and 5
Grammy nominations.