The "Green Rock" charitable foundation and violinist Karen Shahgaldyan announced the launch of cultural activities in Dilijan.
08-07-2026 18:50 Armenia Culture
«Green Rock» charitable foundation and violinist Karen Shahgaldyan announced the launch of cultural activities in Dilijan.
The director of the «Green Rock» charitable foundation, Ekaterina Bredikhina, and the director of the classical music development foundation, violinist Karen Shahgaldyan, signed a memorandum of intent to start joint cultural activities in Dilijan.
Ekaterina Bredikhina: «Our foundation is actively developing social and educational activities in various fields in Dilijan, and we have long been looking for opportunities to develop in the cultural sector. In our opinion, despite the harmonious development of tourism, there is indeed a lack of cultural events in Dilijan. And we are very happy that, thanks to our agreement with Karen Shahgaldyan, we finally have the opportunity to work in this area. A number of events are planned for next year that will allow tourists to visit Dilijan for several days, rather than just for a short stay.»
Karen Shahgaldyan: «I am happy about the start of this partnership and I am confident that our shared love for Dilijan will help us fully realize all the projects. It is very important for me that the «Green Rock» foundation is dedicated to the development of the city's cultural life and is ready to support specific actions. I am also pleased that the foundation enthusiastically accepted and approved all the projects I proposed, which allows us to immediately move on to the implementation of the programs.»
The first of these joint projects will take place on July 15 at 19:00, with the support of the Union of Composers of Armenia, in the Beethoven Concert Hall of the Composers' House in Dilijan. Pianist Armine Grigoryan, violinist Karen Shahgaldyan, and cellist Levon Arakelyan will present a concert dedicated to Aram Khachaturian and the composers of the «Armenian Quintet». That evening, a photographic exhibition dedicated to Armenian composers organized by the Aram Khachaturian House-Museum will also be opened, which will be donated to the Composers' House. The director of the Khachaturian House-Museum, Armine Grigoryan, spoke in more detail about the event: «It is very symbolic that the beginning of this collaboration is taking place at the Maestro's house.»
It is also symbolic that the first project is dedicated to Aram Khachaturian and his followers, the «Armenian Composers' Quintet». I am glad to be an immediate participant in the start of this important and wonderful collaboration.
I wish success to Karen Shahgaldyan and the "Green Rock" foundation in all their future joint projects.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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