May 04, 2010
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Karabakh Chamber Orchestra Honors 60th Birthday of Albert Safarian

  • KCO conductor and director Gevorg Muradyan addresses the aud
    KCO conductor and director Gevorg Muradyan addresses the audience at the March 12 concert, which honored the 60th birthday of Albert Safarian.

Karabakh Chamber Orchestra (KCO) opened its 2010 concert season on March 12 at the Stepanakert Culture Palace, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, with a concert dedicated to the 60th birthday of Karabakh musician, teacher, painter and sculptor Albert Safarian.

The concert was attended by NKR Culture Minister Naira Aghabalian, who congratulated Safarian on his birthday and presented him with a medal of gratitude recognizing his unique contribution to the development of culture in Karabakh. In her speech, Aghabalian also thanked AGBU for its part in founding the orchestra, and she praised the orchestra for participating in the cultural rebirth and development of war-torn Karabakh.

Albert Safarian was born in 1949 in Stepanakert. He studied trumpet at Stepanakert music school and graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory. He taught trumpet and trombone and founded a brass orchestra as a professor at Sayat-Nova music college, where his students have been winners of regional and national contests. Safarian has performed as a conductor and a musician in the orchestra. He is a member of the Union of Writers of Karabakh and has served in the past as chairman of the union. Karabakh Chamber Orchestra was founded in September 2004 with sponsorship from AGBU, which continues to date.

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