DEDICATION TO ASHOT ZOHRABYAN

A concert dedicated to the Honored Artist of the RA, composer ASHOT ZOHRABYAN was held within the framework of the VIII Festival of Armenian Contemporary Music. Along with the works of Ashot Zohrabyan, the concert evening also featured works by composers of his composition class: Vahram Sargsyan, Anna Hakobjanyan, David Balasanyan, Hovik Sardaryan, Gor Ispiryan. The concert also featured the work “Lullaby to My Friend” by Tigran Mansuryan, dedicated to Ashot Zohrabyan.

Program:

ASHOT ZOHRABYAN
▪ String Quartet No. 1 “Narcis” (1994)
String Quartet after Lazar Saryan
Erik Manukyan / 1st violin
Ani Adikyan / 2nd violin
Rosa Hayrapetyan / viola
Hayk Babayan / cello

▪ 4 evening songs on words by Metsarents and Varujan for mezzo-soprano and piano (1987)
Shahane Aghakaryan / soprano
Mary Sharbatian / piano

▪ Sonata for cello and piano (1980)
Samson Tatosyan / cello
Margarit Asatryan / piano

▪ Sonata for piano (1979)
Margarit Asatryan / piano

VAHRAM SARGSYAN
▪ “Metsatsustse” for piano trio (2024)
Theresa Markosyan / piano
Teresa Nacharyan / violin
Samson Tatosyan / cello

ANNA HAKOPJANYAN
▪ Vocal suite “Songs of the Sun” for soprano and piano (2023)
Shahane Aghakaryan / soprano
Mary Sharbatian / piano

DAVID BALASANYAN
▪ Arabesque for piano (2012)
Theresa Markosyan / piano

HOVIK SARDARYAN
▪ Vocal suite “Mystical Rose” for soprano and piano (2011)
Shahane Aghakaryan / soprano
Mary Sharbatian / piano

GOR ISPIRIYAN
▪ Elegy for piano (2024)
Mariam Gevorkyan / piano

TIGRAN MANSOURIAN
▪ “Lullaby to my friend”
(In memory of Ashot Zohrabyan)
Theresa Markosyan / piano