Monday 13 February 2023

Celebrating Aram Khachaturian: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra launches ten-date UK tour today

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, artistic director Sergey Smbatyan
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, artistic director Sergey Smbatyan

2023 is the 120th anniversary of the birth of Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian and in celebration of this the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sergey Smbatyan (the orchestra's founder and artistic director) is launching a concert tour of the UK. Launching today (13 February 2023) at Bridgewater Hall, Birmingham, the ten-date tour culminates in a concert at Cadogan Hall on 24 February 2023. And during the tour, the orchestra is joined by violinists Chloe Hanslip and Jennifer Pike.

While the repertoire of the tour includes Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov throughout different concert evenings, the programmatic theme is largely centred around Aram Khachaturian’s music, featuring the Violin Concerto in D minor, excerpts from the ballet “Spartacus” and other iconic pieces by the composer.

Full details from the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra's website.

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