Category: 2017

Aznavour will receive a star on the “Walk of Fame” Hollywood magictr | August 11, 2017

Chmshkian Vicken
The Sherbrooke Times

Aug 11 2017


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The legend of French music, Charles Aznavour, at 93 years, will finally receive his star on the Walk of fame of Hollywood, the “Walk of Fame”, said the agency, which assigns them in a press release Wednesday in the evening.

“The chamber of commerce of Hollywood is proud to announce that the legendary artist Charles Aznavour will receive the 2618e star on the walk of Fame on Thursday, 24 August”, according to a press release. It will be located on the famous Hollywood boulevard, in front of a historic theatre of Los Angeles dedicated to musicals, the Pantages.

“Charles Aznavour is a popular artist known around the world and loved by millions of fans of all generations,” said Ana Martinez, producer of the ceremonies on the “Walk of Fame”.

The one who has been declared by a poll from CNN and Time, in 1998, the “singer of varieties, the most important of the 20th century”, ahead of icons such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra, has sold over 180 million records and written 1300 songs in multiple languages.

Shahnourh Varinag Aznavourian his real name, born in Paris of parents armenians, and became one of the most ardent champions of the Armenian diaspora, was received in the fall of last star of the honorary to the image of the one who will be this time formally cemented in place on the “Walk of Fame” next week.

“I come to Hollywood for years, I’ve worked a lot in the United States, because (…) the country of the “show business”, this is America,” he declared to the AFP. The author and interpreter of The Bohemian, or My Grief is particularly popular in Los Angeles and the surrounding area where lives the largest Armenian community in the diaspora.

Chess: Aronian retains leader’s spot after Sinquefield Cup draw with Svidler

Parkev Tvankchian
PanArmenian, Armenia

Aug 11 2017
– 12:36 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia‘s Levon Aronian reached a quick draw with Peter Svidler of Russia at the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup and retained his top position alongside two other grandmasters.

Currently, half the field can still win the tournament. Sergey Karjakin (Russia) is now tied for fourth place with Magnus Carlsen (Norway), half a point below Aronian, Vishy Anand (India) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).

The Armenian will face Carlsen in the final round of the tournament.

If all games end in draws on the last day, or if the three current leaders all win their games, there will be no playoff.


Chess: Levon Aronian moves up to the second position FIDE Rating List

Garnik Zakarian
Panorama, Armenia

Aug 11 2017

Armenian GM Levon Aronian has improved his person rating by 10 points moving up to the second position in FIDE rating List following two consecutive wins at Saint Louis, United State.

As the Chess Federation of Armenia reports, World Champion Magnus Carlsen (2823.5) continues to lead the Top Players List.

To remind, with three rounds, still to come in the USD 300,000 prize money tournament, the Armenian GM tops the table with 4.5 points along with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and former world champion Viswanathan Anand.

In the penultimate round Aronian will face Pyotr Svidler.

Chess: Aronian draws against Svidler, stays among the leaders at the Sinquefield Cup

Ani Basmajian
Panorama, Armenia

Aug 11 2017

In the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup being held at Saint Louis, United State, the Armenian GM Levon Aronian played draw against Pyotr Svidler of Russia, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reported.

With the last round still to come, the Armenian GM tops the table with 5 points sharing the first spot with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and former world champion Viswanathan Anand.

The winner of the tournament will be declared in the ninth round, where the Armenian will face world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Music: Dilijan to host a music camp of young Armenian and Georgian composers

Baghdasarian Karlen
Panorama, Armenia

Aug 11 2017


The Composers’ Creative Center after Eduard Mirzoyan in Dilijan will host a music camp of around 40 young Armenian and Georgia composers and performers from August 15-26. As the Composers Union of Armenia reports, the event is held in the scope of Armenian-Georgian cooperation supported by RA ministry of culture.

The music camp is aimed at establishing a united platform for the young composers of the two countries to exchange experience, invigorate cultural ties and outline future joint projects.

Over the 12 days, the participants will hold meetings and take masters classes from renowned composers and performers from Armenia and Diaspora, the representative of art and cultural circles. In the frames of the event the participants will meet with the minister of culture.

The Armenian and Georgian young intellectuals will tour to monasteries Haghartsin and Goshavank and visit Yerevan museums at the end of the camp. 

The music cam will be concluded with a gala concert in Dilijan.

Travel: Magazine about Armenia’s attractiveness to be distributed to LOT airline’s passengers for a month

Jirair Kafian 
Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Thursday
Magazine about Armenia's attractiveness to be distributed to LOT
airline's passengers for a month
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS. A thorough article about Armenia, the
Armenian culture and cuisine has been published in the August issue of
the Kaleidoscope magazine which belongs to the Polish LOT airline,
reports Armenpress.
Armenia is the main topic of the magazine’s August issue.
The magazine will be distributed for free to thousands of passengers
of the airline for a month, it will be placed at different airports of
Poland by providing information about Armenia and its tourism
attractiveness.

Music: Sergey Smbatyan will conduct the opening and closing concerts of the Eurasian Music Game

Talar Tumanian
Panorama, Armenia

Aug 11 2017

The Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan will perform within the framework of the Eurasian Music Games.

As the Orchestra website reported the news, the event will take place from August 15 to 25 at Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Philharmonic of Astana will perform headed by maestro Smbatyan.

Eurasian Music Games are organized for the first time. Within the framework of this event piano, violin, vocal competitions and classical music concerts will be held. World famous musicians will perform during the Eurasian Music Games, the best musicians and professors will hold master classes.

According to the source, Maestro Smbatyan will conduct the opening and closing concerts of the Eurasian Music Games. On August 15 Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Philharmonic of Astana, headed by Sergey Smbatyan, will perform with pianist Nareh Arghamanyan and on August 25 the orchestra will perform with clarinetist Andreas Ottensammer. Compositions by Alexey Shor, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Aram Khachaturian will be presented.

Theatre: Tehran Performance Applauded From Yerevan

Aram Torosian
Financial Tribune, Iran

Aug 11 2017

Khodikian: When I received a letter from Andranik Khechoumian, the relentless translator of my plays, two different feelings overwhelmed me: happiness due to the performance of Arsen in Tehran, which is an honor for me; and a sad regret for I could not be

Saturday,

Arsen opened August 4 at Tehran City Theater and was planned to run for a month. But it came to a halt due to an incident for one of the thespians, Khatereh Hatami, ISNA reported.

The group will resume the performance on August 13, with film actress Aylar Noshahri, 35 as the substitute thespian for Tahmasebi. Other cast members are film actress Maedeh Tahmasebi and acclaimed actor Farhad Aeesh, Tahmasebi’s husband whose presence on the stage will be in the form of video projection.

Arsen is the story of Arsen, a young boy and Annette, a middle-aged woman on one day. It is translated into Persian by Iranian-Armenian author, literary translator and theater director Andranik Khechoumian, 62, who has served as a cultural bridge between Iran and Armenia.

A product of Sepanta Theater Group, the play is directed by Behzad Sediqi, 48, head of the Association of Playwrights at Iranian Theater Forum (ITF). The play is his adaptation of the original Armenian work.

“Greetings my dear friends, Behzad Sediqi, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Khatereh Hatami, Aylar Noshahri and Mr. Farhad Aeesh,” wrote Khodikian in her letter.

“When I received a letter from Andranik Khechoumian, the relentless translator of my plays, two different feelings overwhelmed me: happiness due to the performance of Arsen (also known as ‘Have You Ordered Grandchild?’) in Tehran, which is an honor for me; and a sad regret for I could not be present on the opening day of the play.

I’m impressed by your great work. I believe, your skills and dedication will find a place in the hearts of the audience … Now that you read my thanks, know that from Yerevan, I’m applauding your group and bow out of respect for the audience. May the God protect us all.”

Except Thursdays, Arsen will run through September 6, starting at 8:45 pm. Tickets are available at Tiwall (tiwall.com), a local website on cultural events.

BAKU: MG co-chair says trust should be strengthened between sides to Karabakh conflict

Andranik Taslakhchian
AzerNews, Azerbaijan

Aug 11 2017
15:25 (UTC+04:00)

By Rashid Shirinov

Time has come for the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to take steps to strengthen the trust, said Richard Hoagland, Report informs.

The U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, talking to the Voice of America, expressed hope that certain steps will be taken in this direction in near future.

Hoagland noted that the basis for the settlement of the conflict is the search for compromises, which would demilitarize the situation and bring peace, welfare and security to the people of the region.

“The U.S. keeps on working with Russia over this issue, despite the worsening of the relations between the two countries,” he said. “Nothing has changed in our work with each other, the relations between the co-chairs have not altered. Politicians may collide with each other, but we intend to continue the work.”

Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.

While the OSCE Minsk Group acted as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict, the occupation of the territory of the sovereign state with its internationally recognized boundaries has been left out of due attention of the international community for years.

Armenia ignores four UN Security Council resolutions on immediate withdrawal from the occupied territory of Azerbaijan, thus keeping tension high in the region.