YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 2005-2006 9th concert season of Armenian State Chamber Orchestra will open on September 24 by a concert to be held at Yerevan "Aram Khachatrian" concert hall. 20-year-old talented violinist Sergei Khachatrian will participate in the concert at the invitation of the Chamber Orchestra. Bethoven's Symphony N 7 and "Violin Concert" will be performed at the concert. As Aram Gharabekian, Orchestra's Art Director and Conductor, informed at the September 22 press conference, S.Khachatrian who has lived in Germany since 1993 has participated in many authoritative competitions and festivals, but the violinist having great achievements in the musical world has never performed in Armenia up to this day. A.Gharabekian mentioned that this year S.Khachatrian has won the grand prix at the authoritative competition after queen Elizabeth in Brussels getting the right to use Stradivarius' Haginz violin for a term of 4 years. But, according to Sergei Khachatrian, at concerts to be held in Yerevan and Gyumri he will play Gvadanini's violin made in the 18th century borrowed from Baden-Vyurtenberg's Association of Ancient Musical Instruments. Touching upon the programs of Chamber Orchestra, Aram Gharabekian said that by the end of the year the Orchestra will have concerts in Armenian regions and in October will participate in the international festival in Greek city of Salonika.

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