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Mansurian’s Requiem wins International Classical Music Awards

(Armenpress)- Composer Tigran Mansurian’s Requiem, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, has been awarded the Grand Prix of the International Classical Music Competition in the Modern Music category. The Awards were held January ...

Orbelian to be Among Artists Featured at Isrotel Classical Music Festival

YEREVAN, “Asbarez”— Maestro Constantine Orbelian, General Director and Artistic Director of the National Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia, will be among the featured conductors and artists at the globally renowned Isrotel International ...

Chris Cornell’s “The Promise” in 2017 Oscar race

(Armradio)- Chris Cornell’s song “The Promise” has been listed among 70 songs vying for Oscar. The score for “The Promise” film by Gabriel Yared has also been included in the short list. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ...

Jivan Avetisyan: “We need to find a way to present our reality- the war, our conflict to the rest of the world”

Director Jivan Avetisyan at Pomegranate Film Festival, Nov 15. Jivan Avetisyan’s The Last Inhabitant was screened at Hamazkayin Toronto’s Pomegranate Film Festival, Nov 15-19. It received an honorable mention in the Best Feature ...

HBO to Air Jivan Avetisyan’s ‘The Last Inhabitant’’ in Eastern Europe

IMG. Director Jivan Avetisyan at the premiere of “The Last Inhabitant” at the Venice International Film Festival in September STEPANAKERT—HBO, the renowned premium cable channel and home to the blockbuster “Game of Thrones,” will air ...

FSI: It takes more than 44 weeks to learn Armenian

The Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the United States federal government’s primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community, has created a list to show the approximate time needed to learn a specific ...

Chris Cornell, Constantine Orbelian Receive Grammy Nominations

(Asbarez)- The late singer Christ Cornell and Armenian conductor Constantine Orbelian were among performers nominated for Grammy awards when the roster was announced Tuesday morning on CBS “This Morning.” Cornell was nominated in Best ...

Armenia Submits Anahid Abad’s ‘Yeva’ for Oscar Consideration

YEREVAN—Armenia has selected the film ‘Yeva,’ written and directed by Iranian-Armenian filmmaker Anahid Abad as its official submission to the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Funded by Iranian cinema producer ...

Chris Bohjalian’s ‘The Flight Attendant’ to get a TV treatment

PanARMENIAN.Net - 'The Flight Attendant', an upcoming novel by American writer of Armenian origin Chris Bohjalianwill be adapted for television series. 'The Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco has launched a ...

Charles Aznavour Receives the Raoul Wallenberg Award in Israel

IMG, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (L) presents French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour the Raoul Wallenberg medal at the presidential compound in Jerusalem in recognition of his family’s efforts to protect Jews and others persecuted during ...