Books & Arts

Today is the birthday of one of the brightest and unique painters of Armenia, Edward Kharazyan. The maestro celebrates his 70th anniversary quite silently by trying to avoid any noise related to his name. The painter, who was born in Tbilisi, moved to Armenia at early age and enriched the painting palette of the 60s …

On September 25 Russian singer Alla Pugachova will give a concert in Yerevan within the framework of her concert world tour. The concert will be very expensive but a wonderful show. The organizers assure that there has not been such show in Armenia so far. The honorarium of the Russian singer is 150k Euro, and …

The human image and concerns of Tigran Mansuryan are so sincere that can disarm any skeptic. Our society filled with fragmented feeling and expectations is exhausted of hope-inspiring speeches because very often not only words and work don’t match but they also contradict each other. When you know exactly who the artist is n fact …

Jethro Tull, the British rock band, visited Armenia recently. They were surprised to see that Armenians know about their music.  After working for more than 40 years Jethro Tull chose such compositions which perfectly reflect their real picture and leave the new songs for the next visit. The group leader, flutist and vocalist Yan Anderson …

When we try to examine the info sheet of cultural events then we immediately notice the abundance of competitions. In our days the question of “who’s the best; who’s the first or last?” is much signified. They compete to fill in new levels and lists. The competition format is not only a profitable one but …

Since yesterday the world famous composer Tigran Mansuryan has been in Nork-Marash medical center and will be operated on today. According to the A1+ heart disease was found in Mansuryan’s organism and today his heart will be operated. As a rule the surgery lasts 1 hour.

Singer Flora Martirosyan and American actor, musician and poet Michael Stone presented performance in Yerevan, which expressed active civic standpoint. The basis of the concert was the Armenian genocide, which found its reflection not only in the songs of our beloved country but also in Stone poems and in the short film of Zhirayr Dadasyan, …

This is how an American architect Michael Carapetian thinks, who had left his trademark in various corners of our planet. Due to his projects airports, buildings, museums and villas were built. He with amusement speaks about the landscape of his constructions in Helsinki, Osaka, Venice and Los Angeles. He alerts the same issue in Yerevan …

“Being a writer already means being someone with power. But let’s not forget that the real writer envisions the power for the future and doesn’t want to receive its evidence at the moment and have everything immediately. The governments come and go but the good texts live for certain period of time. I don’t understand …

Writer Andrey Bitov visited Armenia for one week for the purpose of planting the first tree of the alley after Hrant Matevosyan. “I came to the fatherland of my friend, my brother, and planted two trees in Ahnidzor. The name of one tree is Hrant, and the name of the other one is Andrey. I …