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John Fisher, the musical director of New York Metropolitan Opera House which is one of the leading opera theatres in the world, will come to Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan on June 4, and at the invitation of the “Aram Khachaturian Competition” Cultural Foundation. The musical director of one of the most prestigious opera stages in the world will be the special guest of the 12th Aram Khachaturian International Conducting Competition, which will be held on June 6.

This musical event will be also attended by several other outstanding people of musical world and art managers, who will get an opportunity to discover young talented people within the framework of the contest.

June 6, the birth anniversary of great Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, will be esteemed by the launch of an international competition dedicated to the specialty of conducting. A total of 57 conductors from dozens of countries have applied for participation in this contest. Only 14 of them have been selected to fight for a prize, from June 6 to June 14.

The membership of the panel of judges of this competition was formulated by People’s Artist of Armenia Yuri Davtyan, Mark Hildrew (Great Britain), David Whelton (Great Britain), Michalis Economou (Greece), Thomas Yaksic (Brazil/Chile), Constantine Orbelian (USA), and Vag Papian (Israel/Armenia).

The Aram Khachaturian International Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The Khachaturian Competition has been implemented thanks to joint efforts of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, “Aram Khachaturian-Competition” Cultural Foundation and Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, and it is held under the high patronage of First Lady of Armenia Rita Sargsyan, who is the honorary chairperson of the board of trustees of this contest.

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