MOSCOW STUDENT NAREK HAKHNAZARIAN FROM ARMENIA RECOGNIZED
WINNER IN VIOLINCELLISTS' COMPETITION AFTER ARAM KHACHATRIAN
09-06-2006 14:00:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Narek Hakhnazarian, a student
of the Moscow Conservatory's college was awarded the first prize
and 15 thousand U.S. dollars monetary award among 17
violicellists participated in the cellists' international
competition after Aram Khachatrian held in Yerevan for the first
time. The latter was also awarded the special prize of the State
Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia: the young cellist will have
possibility to perform a concert program in 2007 with the State
Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia.
As Anna Ter-Hovakimian, the Responsible Secretary of the
competition informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, second and
third prizes defined by the organization committee were equally
shared. Representative of Latvia Ruslan Vilensky and
representative of Turkey Indira Rahmatulla who is Uzbek in
origin became the second prize winners. They were given 5000
dollars each. The third prize, 2500 dollars to each, was equally
shared between Tigran Muradian (Russia) and Sergey Kosemian
(Armenia). By the way, nobody was awarded 2000 dollars of
encouriging prize.
Denis Zhdanov representing Russia was awarded special
prizes defined for "Spectator's Sympathy" and "Best Performance
of 20th Century Work." Cezar Martinez Bourguet (Mexico) got the
"Best Performance of Chamber Sonat" prize, Jeanne Maisonhaute
(France) got the "Promising Participant" prize, and Artur
Avanesov (Armenia) got the "Best Concertmaster" prize. The best
prize defined by the jury was awarded to Spanish representative
Guillermo Pastrana.