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    Emil Lazarian
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Music: ‘Symphony Orchestra presents Armenian music to whole world’: Famous musicians congratulate orchestra on 15th anniv.

Panorama, Armenia
Jan 23 2021

The State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia continues receiving congratulations by numerous renowned musicians from different corners of the world on its 15th anniversary to be marked on January 25, the press service of the orchestra reports.

Congratulating the orchestra and its conductor Sergey Smbatyan, Russian violinist and conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky said: “I was lucky to cooperate with the orchestra and was immediately captivated by its spirituality, original manner of playing, openness and ability to absorb any new ideas.”

Pianist Armine Grigoryan, in turn, underlined that the orchestra has built a brilliant career in 15 years. “The State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia, as a powerful army of like-minded people, creating beautiful and lasting traditions, presents the Armenian music to the whole world,” she said.

Violinists Ara Malikyan, Ning Feng, trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov, pianists Hayk Melikyan, Gloria Campaner, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer and other musicians have also offered congratulations to the orchestra.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS