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May 15, 2007
Sofia Chamber Orchestra Performs Concert to Honor the Memory of Hrant Dink & to Commemmorate the Armenian Genocide
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The AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra perform a concert on April 22, 2007, dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the assassination of Turkish Armenian editor, Hrant Dink. -
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Members of the AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra are applauded by the audience at their first ever concert on February 25, 2007. -
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Among those that attended the Genocide Commemoration Concert were (l to r): AGBU Sofia Chairperson Sonia Bedrossian, Maestro Bedros Papazyan, Mrs. Sergey Manassarian, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Bulgaria, Sergey Manassarian.
Sofia, Bulgaria-On April 22, the newly established AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra held its third concert at the Bulgaria Chamber Concert Hall. The event was dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the genocide committed against the Armenian people and to the memory of Hrant Dink. Under the auspices of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Bulgaria, His Excellency Sergey Manasaryan, the sold-out concert offered a wide range of European compositions and Armenian classics, including a work by Komitas.
Guest musicians for the April 22 concert were Alis Bovaryan, Dimitar Marinkov and Yasen Enchev. Two student violinists, Lia Petrova and Kristina Hinova, from the L. Pipkov National Music School also performed during the evening's program.
Founded by the renowned musician Bedros Papazyan, the AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra was established this year at a special cocktail reception on February 16 at the new Armenian Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. The AGBU Orchestra's mission is to showcase and bring together some of the city's most esteemed classical musicians. The young orchestra performed its first two concerts on February 25 and March 17.
In addition to being the founder of the AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra, Bedros Papazyan has worked with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, is an active participant in Bulgaria's musical life, a member of the Philharmonic String Quartet, and the founder of other musical groups, including the Eolina Quartet and the Orchestral Ensemble. The AGBU Orchestra is Papazyan's latest effort to enrich the cultural life of Sofia.
Reporting from Sofia, Bulgaria, was provided by Professor of Musicology, Boyka Arnaudova.
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