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PM Pashinyan Attends Premiere of Jivan Avetisyan’s “Gate to Heaven”

Pashinyan congratulates the actors during the premiere of "Gate To Heaven" in Yerevan, October 17 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the premiere of “Gate to Heaven,” a drama film about Artsakh, which centers on the April War of 2016. D...

Los Angeles to dedicate a square to William Saroyan

(Glendale News-Press), (Armradio)- The Los Angeles City Council has voted to designate William Saroyan Square with a plaque at the crossing of Commerce Avenue and Valmont Street. However, the dedication of an intersection in Tujunga-Sunland to an ...

System Of A Down to perform in Armenia in June 2020

(Armradio)- System Of A Down will perform in Armenia in June 2020, SOAD frontman Serj Tankian has announced. The concert will be part of a European tour set for May-June 2020, Tankian said at a panel discussion in Yerevan within the framework of ...

Levon Ishkhanian Discusses Komitas

Musician Levon Ichkhanian Interview by Araxie Altounian   What does Komitas mean to you? Komitas for me is the embodiment of the Armenian spirit. The survivor, preserver, and the visionary.   Komitas’ role in Armenian ...

UNESCO Headquarters To Host Events Honoring Komitas And Tumanyan

ARMENPRESS. Multiple events honoring one of the greatest Armenian poets Hovhannes Tumayan and composer, the founder of the Armenian national school of music Komitas are being organized across Armenia and abroad on the occasion of the 150th anniver...

“Without Komitas, we would have been left with no record of most of our musical heritage. He laid the foundations of our national music,” says pianist and composer Serouj Kradjian

              Pianist and composer Serouj Kradjian On October 25, Toronto music lovers will have a unique chance to celebrate Armenia’s national composer’s life through his music performed by Canadian ...

Charles Aznavour’s bust to be installed in Paris

(Armradio)- On October 1, the Aznavour Foundation donated Charles Aznavour’s bust to the city of Paris. The sculpture created  in 1964 by Alice Mélikian was handed to Aznavour during his first trip to Armenia. It will be installed at the ...

Armenia to submit Edgar Baghdasaryan’s “Erken Kisher” for Oscars 2020

(Armradio)- Armenia will submit Edgar Baghdasaryan’s “Erken Kisher” (Lengthy Night) for the 92nd Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film, the Armenian National Film Academy informs. The film has been chosen based on voting ...

Queen Rania of Jordan wearing dress by Lebanese-Armenian designer

Queen Rania wearing dress by Lebanese Armenian fashion designer Krikor Jabotian (Armradio)- Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan has been photographed wearing a dress by Lebanese Armenian fashion designer Krikor Jabotian. “Royalty is completely ...

Noted Musician Jacques Kojian Passes Away

Jacques (Jack) Kojian (Asbarez)- Well-known Armenian pianist, composer and arranger Jacques (Jack) Kojian passed away on Tuesday , September 17, 2019 at his home in Granada Hills, California after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was ...