Books & Arts

The musical instrument of the Camera Musical House, named after Komitas was repaired. The instrument was fixed for free by German master Christian Wegsheider. He was invited by Aram Talalyan, the organizer of “Barocco” Yerevan festival and the player of the instrument, British national Christopher Stambridge. The instrument has about 4000 trumpets. It was possible …

From now on we can speak about the privatization of circus as an unsuccessful and failed transaction. In the result of the principality of the current management of the circus not only serious performances but also incomes are excluded even for those, who invested money into the circus. The circus may only return their money …

According to our information, singer Arminka, who is more known with her appearance and image of a modern girl than with her voice, has proposed a recommendation to the representatives of the Armenian show-business. She has proposed a signature collecting for the purpose of building a sculpture bust of Elvina Makaryan and installing it in …

“One from time to time should see the creations of the talented Armenians. There are many miracles in Armenia and each time when I see them I return to Italy being changed,” yesterday said world famous writer, script writer, dramatist, painter Tonino Guera. He told about his impressions and also about his first visit to …

Scriptwriter, painter, writer and designer Tonino Guera, despite his old age, likes traveling in the world and discover new things. Last year he visited Armenia and was impressed. In his interviews he told about the Armenian nature and culture. “The latest humanist of the age” saw a human and fantastic environment in our country, which …

Yesterday prime minister Serzh Sargsyan visited the institute of old manuscripts after M. Mashtots. He visited the exhibition rooms, the depositary and got acquainted with the exhibition entitled “Exclusive exhibition of one manuscript”. 40 miniatures from the Bible of Grigor Tatevatsi’s “Four Horsemen” were exhibited. The director of the Matenadaran, Hrachya Tamrazyan says the exhibition …

The Armenian circus is paralyzed and this process may last long if there aren’t any programs to save the circus. Two years have passed since its privatization and we wander whether everything was done correctly and why it was done. Privatization cannot be honest or dishonest; it can be effective or ineffective. Only the people, …

Last year the guest of the golden Apricot festival was the miraculous cinema magician Tonino Guerra, who’s famous not only for his cinema scripts but also paintings, poems, designed fountains and lanterns. Guerra with his essence is a Renaissance person. He sees miracle in every single rev of life and is able to deliver the …

Guitar player Al Di Meola has become famous during several days. Although he has played the guitar since his childhood he confesses that he became well-known when he moved to New York. At the age of 19 he received a phone call from the “king of jazz” Chick Corea and offered to work with him. …

American guitar player Al Di Meola is one of the most famous guitar players of the world and plays Fusion style music, which unites the Spanish Flamenco, Jazz and Brazilian melodies. Di Meola cooperated with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Moore and other musicians. When talking to journalists yesterday he mentioned that the solo concert is very …