Monday, September 30 2019 18:54

ArmInfo. The opening of the 23rd World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT-2019) will be marked by a concert by an orchestra created on the eve of the event,  which for the first time in history will perform music created by  artificial intelligence.

This will be followed by a performance by  the Grammy Award winner, the world famous Dutch DJ and music producer  Armin Van Buuren. The concert will take place on October 6 at 8.00pm  on Republic Square.  Musicians of the orchestra are already arriving  in Armenia, the main rehearsal of which will be held on October 5.

According to the WCIT press service, the orchestra unites more than  100 musicians from different countries, 30 of which are from Armenia.  Other participants represent 14 countries in which the Congress was  previously held: Canada, the Netherlands, Malaysia, the USA, Greece,  Taipei, Spain, Japan, France, Denmark, Mexico, Brazil, Australia,  India.

The concert will be led by Sergei Smbatyan, artistic director and  chief conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia. The  concert program of an unprecedented orchestra includes works  symbolizing the aforementioned 14 countries, Armenian sharakans, a  unique and distinctive genre of Armenian music.  ''We initially  sought to make the IT Congress in Yerevan unforgettable and  significant. This is one of the surprises that we prepared for the  international community to show the innovative thinking of the  Armenians. As you know, the music will be written by artificial  intelligence, which we call artificial talent.  We prove that the  center of the world is where there is talent and innovation, in this  case, in the very heart of Yerevan, on Republic Square'', - said the  Chairman of the WCIT 2019 Organizing Committee, President of the  Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) and Ucom co-founder  Alexander Yesayan.  WCIT-2019 is expected to bring together more than  2,500 participants from 70 countries.

To recall, WCIT 2019 will be held in Yerevan on October 6-9, 2019.  The congress is held by Armenia with the assistance and under the  high patronage of the RA government. The World Congress on  Information Technology (WCIT) was established by the World Alliance  for Information Technology and Services (WITSA). Its main  organizational body is the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises  (UATE).