ArmInfo. The Armenian government will send 50mln AMD to organize a music festival dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the world famous musician and composer Tigran Mansuryan. According to the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan, the festival is planned to be held in the first half of September. Within the framework of the upcoming event, it is planned to organize performances of various musical groups that will perform works by Tigran Mansuryan. The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will hold concerts in Yerevan, Stepanakert and Gyumri.
The festival, as the minister noted, will become an integral part of the cultural life of Armenia.
Honoured Artist of Armenia Tigran Mansuryan is one of the most performed composers of contemporary Armenia. Modern writing technique in his work is connected with the support of the traditions of national music, in particular, Komitas. He actively worked in the cinema - music for the films "The Color of the Pomegranates" by Sergei Parajanov, "The Autumn Pastoral Party "by Mikhail Vartanov," We and Our Mountains "by Henrik Malyan , and other works became classics of Armenian musical art.