Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

about

The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1941 in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The founder of Armenian national symphonic music Alexander Spendiarian, a student of Rimsky-Korsakov, conducted its first performance. As the leading symphony orchestra of Armenia, the orchestra's activities have included regular weekly concerts at Aram Khachaturian Hall, as well as concert tours throughout Russia, the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Iran, UAE, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, performing at various prestigious venues like the Carnegie Hall (New York), Symphony Hall (Boston), Lincoln Center (Washington), Megaron (Athens), Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory to name a few. In October 2000, Eduard Topchjan was appointed the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the orchestra, a position that was formerly held by conductors such as Michael Maluntsian, Ruben Vardanian, David Khandjian, Valery Gergiev, Vahagn Papian, Loris Tjeknavorian and Michael Avetissian. Over the years many of the world's leading conductors and soloists have appeared in concert with the orchestra, including A.Melik-Pashayev, V.Ferrero, F.Konvichni, K.Masur, G.Rozhdestvensky, S. Richter, M. Rostropovich, D. Oistrach, E.Gilels, I. Stern, L. Kogan, V.Cliburn, A. Watts, G. Kremer, V. Ashkenazy, V.Spivakov and N.Gutman. The tradition of inviting the renowned soloists from all over the world to perform with the APO continues nowadays as well.

top songs

albums

Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh, Masquerade / Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches

Concertos

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Khachaturian: Suites & Dances - The Valencian Widow, Masquerade, Battle Of Stalingrad

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50 Reasons To Love Classical

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Babajanian - Hayrapetyan - Sharafyan - Aslamazian: Armenian Folk Songs

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Orchestral Music of Armenia

Glinka: A Life For The Tsar - suite; 2 Spanish Overtures

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Khachaturian: The Valencian Widow Suite; Gayaneh Suite No.2 / Tjeknavorian: Danses fantastiques

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade: Fairy Tale. Sadko

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Классика для новогодних представлений

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Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites Nos.1-3

Kabalevsky: Romeo and Juliet - Suite, The Comedians - Suite, Colas Breugnon - Suite

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