GIFT OF KOMITAS QUARTET TO SARGIS ASLAMAZYAN

Tomorrow Komitas Quartet will stage a concert at the Chamber Music House after Komitas. The group will perform Komitas, Aslamazyan, Shostakovich.

The art head of the quartet, Edward Tadevosyan, told a news conference today that the concert is dedicated to the 110th anniversary of famous violin player Sargis Aslamazyan. Tomorrow, the presentation of the quartet's DVD will also take place. Deputy Culture Minister Karine Khodikyan said that after the concert Edward Tadevosyan will be awarded with the golden medal of the culture ministry for his contributions in the music art and also in relation to his 60th birthday. Several musicians of the group will also be awarded with gold medals.

Komitas quartet was established in 1924. In 1932, the government awarded the quartet with high name of Komitas.