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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
AGBU LEBANON AND THE ARMENIAN EMBASSY CO-HOST KHACHATURIAN TRIBUTE EVENT
OVER 400 GUESTS ATTEND COMMEMORATIVE EVENING OF FILM AND MUSIC
2013 marked a milestone anniversary: the 110th birthday of the great
Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. In Beirut, AGBU Lebanon celebrated
through a special evening organized in collaboration with the Armenian
Embassy. The commemorative event, which featured musical performances and
an exclusive film screening, drew over 400 attendees to the local AGBU
Demirdjian Center.
Several distinguished guests filled the center to pay tribute to the
Armenian icon. Among those in the audience were Archbishop Kegham
Khatcherian; Members of Parliament Shant Chinchinian and Jean
Oghassabian; ambassadors from Argentina, Malta and Russia; as well as
representatives of the Czech Republic, German and Ukraine Embassies. AGBU
Lebanon District Committee president Gerard Tufenkjian, and AGBU
benefactors Avedis and Rita Demirdjian and Sarkis and Seta Demirdjian
were present. AGBU-AYA chair Vicken Tchertchian was also in attendance.
Anita Lebiar, the AGBU Lebanon executive director, welcomed the crowd,
stating, ³We are so pleased to see such a wonderful turnout here tonight.
Your presence shows that though it has been over a century since
Khachaturianıs birth, and decades since his death, his music continues to
live on in each and every one of us today.²
Following opening remarks by honored guest Ashot Kocharian, Armeniaıs
Ambassador to Lebanon, presentations brought Khachaturianıs work to life.
Documentary footage acquired from the Aram Khachaturian Museum in
Armenia, and a discussion by Harout Fazlian, the principal conductor and
the artistic director of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, highlighted
Khachaturianıs countless contributions to the arts.
Pianists Armen and Suzanne Ketchek and violinist Boris Mirzoyan performed
some of Khachaturianıs beloved compositions. Waltz from ³Masquerade²;
³Sabre Dance² from his ballet ³Gayaneh²; and ³Adagio of Spartacus² and
³Phrygia² from his ballet ³Spartacus² all drew rounds of applause. In the
reception that followed, guests looked back on their favorite
Khachaturian symphonies, concertos and film scores, all of which helped
make him a legend.
To learn more about the AGBU Lebanon District, please email
[email protected].
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.
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PHOTO CAPTIONS:
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian01.jpg: Pianists Armen and Suzan
Ketchek prepare to perform Aram Khachaturianıs signature works.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian02.jpg: Distinguished guests fill
Beirutıs AGBU Demirdjian Center to honor Aram Khachaturian. From left to
right: representative of H.H. Aram I. Catholicosate of Cilicia;
Ambassador Ashot Kocharian; Gerard Tufenkjian, AGBU Lebanon District
Committee president; Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian; AGBU benefactors
Sarkis and Seta Demirdjian; and MP Jean Oghassabian and Nadia Oghassabian.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian03.jpg: Anita Lebiar, AGBU Lebanon
executive director, welcomes guests to an evening commemorating the
legendary Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian04.jpg: Ambassador Ashot Kocharian
delivers opening remarks at the Aram Khachaturian tribute event co-hosted
by AGBU Lebanon and the Armenian Embassy.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian05.jpg: Harout Fazlian, the
principal conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, discusses
Aram Khachaturianıs life and work.
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
AGBU LEBANON AND THE ARMENIAN EMBASSY CO-HOST KHACHATURIAN TRIBUTE EVENT
OVER 400 GUESTS ATTEND COMMEMORATIVE EVENING OF FILM AND MUSIC
2013 marked a milestone anniversary: the 110th birthday of the great
Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. In Beirut, AGBU Lebanon celebrated
through a special evening organized in collaboration with the Armenian
Embassy. The commemorative event, which featured musical performances and
an exclusive film screening, drew over 400 attendees to the local AGBU
Demirdjian Center.
Several distinguished guests filled the center to pay tribute to the
Armenian icon. Among those in the audience were Archbishop Kegham
Khatcherian; Members of Parliament Shant Chinchinian and Jean
Oghassabian; ambassadors from Argentina, Malta and Russia; as well as
representatives of the Czech Republic, German and Ukraine Embassies. AGBU
Lebanon District Committee president Gerard Tufenkjian, and AGBU
benefactors Avedis and Rita Demirdjian and Sarkis and Seta Demirdjian
were present. AGBU-AYA chair Vicken Tchertchian was also in attendance.
Anita Lebiar, the AGBU Lebanon executive director, welcomed the crowd,
stating, ³We are so pleased to see such a wonderful turnout here tonight.
Your presence shows that though it has been over a century since
Khachaturianıs birth, and decades since his death, his music continues to
live on in each and every one of us today.²
Following opening remarks by honored guest Ashot Kocharian, Armeniaıs
Ambassador to Lebanon, presentations brought Khachaturianıs work to life.
Documentary footage acquired from the Aram Khachaturian Museum in
Armenia, and a discussion by Harout Fazlian, the principal conductor and
the artistic director of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, highlighted
Khachaturianıs countless contributions to the arts.
Pianists Armen and Suzanne Ketchek and violinist Boris Mirzoyan performed
some of Khachaturianıs beloved compositions. Waltz from ³Masquerade²;
³Sabre Dance² from his ballet ³Gayaneh²; and ³Adagio of Spartacus² and
³Phrygia² from his ballet ³Spartacus² all drew rounds of applause. In the
reception that followed, guests looked back on their favorite
Khachaturian symphonies, concertos and film scores, all of which helped
make him a legend.
To learn more about the AGBU Lebanon District, please email
[email protected].
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.
*************************************************
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian01.jpg: Pianists Armen and Suzan
Ketchek prepare to perform Aram Khachaturianıs signature works.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian02.jpg: Distinguished guests fill
Beirutıs AGBU Demirdjian Center to honor Aram Khachaturian. From left to
right: representative of H.H. Aram I. Catholicosate of Cilicia;
Ambassador Ashot Kocharian; Gerard Tufenkjian, AGBU Lebanon District
Committee president; Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian; AGBU benefactors
Sarkis and Seta Demirdjian; and MP Jean Oghassabian and Nadia Oghassabian.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian03.jpg: Anita Lebiar, AGBU Lebanon
executive director, welcomes guests to an evening commemorating the
legendary Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian04.jpg: Ambassador Ashot Kocharian
delivers opening remarks at the Aram Khachaturian tribute event co-hosted
by AGBU Lebanon and the Armenian Embassy.
agbu-lebanon-arm-embassy-khachaturian05.jpg: Harout Fazlian, the
principal conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, discusses
Aram Khachaturianıs life and work.