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    CONCERT DEDICATED TO COMPOSER STEPAN ROSTOMIAN'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN

    Noyan Tapan
    Nov 01 2006

    YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert dedicated to the 50th
    anniversary of composer Stepan Rostomian, professor of Yerevan State
    Conservatory after Komitas will be held on November 5 at the Aram
    Khachatrian concert hall on the initiative of RA Ministry of Culture
    and Youth Affairs and Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra. At the
    Philharmonic Orchestra's invitation, the concert will be conducted
    by English conductor David Davis. On the latter's initiative concerts
    dedicated to the composer's jubilee have been organized in England this
    year. D.Davis also conducted the jubilee concert organized by Moscow
    Union of Composers. "I consider S.Rostomian one of the best Armenian
    composers of 20th century. I love his fantastic music, in which the
    spirit of Armenia is felt," D.Davis said this at the November 1 press
    conference. In his words, he started to cooperate with the Armenian
    composer in the 1980-s when they performed S.Rostomian's symphony N
    3 with the Paragon orchestra founded by him in Great Britain. "After
    this we often ask Rostomian to compose music and it can be said
    that the majority of his works is first performed in England and
    then in another countries," the conductor said. In S.Rostomian's
    words, his works were first performed in England and it was not by
    chance that the events dedicated to his 50th anniversary started in
    the very country. Asked why his works are not performed in Armenia,
    the composer said that it already does him a credit that he is well
    known abroad. "There are names famous in the whole world, but not in
    the homeland. We should not complain of this, as we are well-known
    in the world and this already does credit to Armenia," S.Rostomian
    declared. In 2003 S.Rostomian received the title of Academician of
    International Academy on Natural and Public Sciences. In 2005 the
    composer was awarded Albert Schweitzer order and was given Peter I
    order at the jubilee evening organized by Moscow Union of Composers
    this year.
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