Movses Pogossian, violin, Edvard Pogossian, cello, Judith Gordon, piano
DILIJAN CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
SEASON X
Concert 4 - February 22, 2015
Zipper Hall, Los Angeles
The 10th Anniversary Season of the Dilijan Series ([ Ссылка ]) features a remarkable lineup of universally admired artists of international reputation, such as violinists Ani and Ida Kavafian, violists Kim Kashkashian and Paul Coletti, cellists Clive Greensmith and Antonio Lysy, percussionist Kuniko Kato, soprano Tony Arnold, and clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, among others. In celebration of its anniversary, the Dilijan Series have commissioned ten new works, to be premiered throughout the season. Among the commissioned composers are the established Armenian masters, such as Tigran Mansurian, Ashot Zohrabian, Vache Sharafyan, Artur Avanesov, as well as young talented composers Ashot Kartalyan, Daniel Sedgwick, Aram Hovhannisyan, Kristapor Najarian, and Martin Ulikhanyan. At its December concert, the Dilijan Series will present 100 Years by Serj Tankian, the founder and lead singer of the System of a Down rock group. Written jointly with John Psathas, the piece is dedicated to the centennial commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
