‘“Even though acknowledging that this is everyone’s right, I find that, NA should not appeal to a high-level musician, a true artist, for example,’ the conductor said. Reminding that on a variety of occasions he has expressed positively about singer Shushan Petrosyan [who is running for a parliamentary seat], who will most likely enter the NA, we asked [Topchian] to speak specifically in this regard.
‘I love, respect, and appreciate Shushan as a singer. She is a smart woman. I, too, am interested in her programs; and I will speak [with her] on this topic during [our] next meeting,’ Topchian said,” Aravot writes.
