"Kapan is really a cultural diamond". The annual International Music Festival has started in Kapan

On July 4, the annual International Music Festival started in Kapan. It has been the second year that it brings together famous Armenian and foreign musicians, giving an opportunity to enjoy classical and jazz music in Kapan, the regional center of Syunik. Within the framework of the festival, from July 4 to 18, a rich program was organized, from daily concerts to workshops and master classes with young musicians. The concerts are held at Kapan State Art College V. Named after Stamboltsyan. in the organ hall. About 40 gifted young musicians from Armenia, as well as children from the Panz region, who are engaged in music, participate in the master classes. The best students will receive monetary awards and scholarships from Miaseen.org and MG Concerts organizations at the end of the festival. Among the new names of professional musicians participating this year are pianist Julien Lieber from Belgium, violinist Ellie Sun from the United Kingdom, cellist Denis Severin from Switzerland, double bassist Nazareth Kyrkchyan from Spain, cellist Mikael Hakhnazarian from Germany, musician Marius Preda from Hungary, organist Irina Rozanova from Russia, jazz musician Artur Satyan and others. Renowned musicians who have been actively involved in the festival since its inception last year, including Hayk Ghazazyan, Marianna Shirinyan, Hayk Melikyan, Anna Sarkisova, Liana Aleksanyan, Andrey Gridchuk, Hrachya Avanesyan, Narek Avagyan, Tigran Suchyan and others, will perform at the festival with their performances and master classes. From July 4 to 8, the festival hosted an exclusive exhibition of five 18th-century Stradivari and Guarneri del Jesu violins, brought to Capa by the world-renowned violin master Florian Leonard. It is noteworthy that such an exhibition was organized for the first time in Armenia. The Kapan International Music Festival will conclude on July 18 with a closing concert with the world-famous Hungarian band "Robbie Lakatosh and Friends" and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. According to the founder of Kapan International Music Festival, Belgian-Armenian cellist Sevak Avanesyan: "Kapan is truly a cultural diamond, the discovery of which is now a reality. Our festival is unique for several reasons, and, first of all, that it is initiated and implemented by the musicians themselves. We would like to see similar initiatives in other regions of Armenia as well, making high art accessible to our public and giving cognitive and development opportunities to young talents." The supporters of Kapan International Music Festival are Kapan Municipality, Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine, RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Armenian General Benevolent Union, "Karas Wines" Company, ARARAT Museum of Yerevan Cognac Factory, VIWA Swiss Organization, Syunik Governor's Office, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Armenia, Amaras Art Alliance, "Hamazkayin" Washington Office branch, and a number of benefactors who supported the organization of the festival.