Armenia’s independence anniversary celebrated in Romania

A concert held in Bucharest’s Atheneul Roman philharmonic hall on September 28 has marked the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence and the establishment of diplomatic ties with Romania.

According to a press release by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, among those performing at the concert were opera singer Barsegh Tumanyan, Germany-based piano-player Lusine Khachatryan and prominent Romanian-Armenian jazz piano-player Harry Davidian.

Barsegh Tumanyan performed opera arias by European and Russian composers, as well as “Armenia” by great Armenian composer Komitas and “Arshak Aria” by Tigran Chukhajyan, another prominent Armenian composer.

Lusine Khachatryan performed “The Dance of Vagharshapat” and “Piano Pictures” by Arno Babajanyan and “The Poem” by Edward Mirzoyan.

The concert was closed by the performances of Harry Davidian.