Music: Armenia’s Otri Trio ensemble to perform new program in Yerevan

Panorama, Armenia
Oct 22 2019
Culture 16:46 22/10/2019 Armenia

Otri Trio ensemble of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will perform a new concert on October 25 at Aram Khachaturian House-Museum. The concert programme will feature “Inventions” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Danse macabre” by Camille Saint-Saëns, “Five Pieces for Two Violins” by Dmitri Shostakovich , “Le Stelle” Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola by Vachagan Hovhannisyan, Introduction and Tarantella by Pablo de Sarasate.

As the press service at the State Symphony Orchestra reports, the concert will also feature Elegiac Trio for Flute Viola and Piano by Arnold Bax that will be performed for the first time in Armenia.

It is noted Otri Trio comprising  is one of the chamber ensembles of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra ASSO. It was founded in 2016. Unlike classical piano trios this ensemble consists of flute, violin and viola. Trio's special and breathtaking sound is resulted by the combination of two different types of instruments – woodwind and strings. Otri Trio suggests an alternative version of the classical trio.

Otri Trio is comprised of the musician-laureates of national and international competitions – Ruzanna Tovmasyan (flute), Anzhela Hovhannisyan (violin) and Arevik Kosyan (viola).