'WE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT ARMENIA BUT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE'
Famous Tokyo String Quartet to perform in Yerevan on the sidelines of the Prospects of the 21st Century music festival arrived in Armenia yesterday. President of Musical Informational Center, Stepan Rostomian, said that the single concert of this remarkable ensemble of classical music on July 1 is part of cultural policy.
Kikuei Ikeda, second violin of the quartet, said that he was excited to receive the invitation for the festival two years ago. "This is a very interesting country, with rich culture that has great contribution to the world culture in general. Though we know little about Armenia, we would like to learn more", he said. Cellist of the band, Clive Greensmith, presented the history of the quartet in brief, "We all were from one music school in Tokyo and decide to unite in a quartet in 1969". Sharing with their repertoire, the musicians said, "Classical music, beginning from Debussy, was the brand of the quartet but now we play modern music as well".
The renowned quartet is recording today Beethoven, Mozart and is preparing to record the works of the second beloved composer of the band -- Franz Schubert.
Members of Tokyo Quartet said that they new "a few good Armenian musicians" and are well acquainted with Khachatrian and Komitas Quartet.
During its short stay in Armenian capital, Tokyo String Quartet will meet Yerevan mayor and minister of culture. No meeting with composers and musicians is scheduled.
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- 1833 Creation of the "Special Reform Committee of the Transcaucasus" under the presidency of the Ministry of the Military, Chernishev.
- 1841 The London Convention deals with policies of the Black Sea channels. The Dardanelles and the Bosporus were proclaimed closed to all states, including Russian ships.
- 1847 Birth of the German armenologist Heinrich Helzer in Berlin (Germany). He died in 1906.
- 1861 Chilinkirian and Haykuni edit the "Flower" review in Smyrna. It is transferred, in 1865, to Constantinople.
- 1882 The "Byoorakn" periodical is published in Constantinople.
- 1918 The First Armenian Assembly of Artsakh declares the region self-governing and creates a National Council and Government.
- 1936 Hovhannes Abelyan (painter) dies in Yerevan. He was born in 1865.
- 1959 Creation of the Armenian Documentary and Color Film Studio in Yerevan.
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