‘For you, Armenia’: open-air concert in Buenos Aires marks Armenian Genocide centennial

An open-air concert “For you, Armenia” dedicated to the Armenian Genocide centennial took place in Buenos Aires.

Maestro Santiago Chotsourian directed the concert, which was attended by thousands of citizens.

“This is one more means of protest and demand for remembering the past,” says Karlos Manougian, PR Executive, Armenian Center in Argentina.

According to Mr Manougian, Argentine has a 120,000-strong Armenian community. The Armenians remember their fathers who fell victim to the crime against humanity.

The national youth choir directed by Néstor Zadoffy participated in the concert.

Among the performers were Alla Avetisyan (soprano), Marcelo Kevorkian (tenor), Emanuel Groh (tenor), Lourdes Flügel (soprano) and Gagyc Gasparian (duduk).

They performed compositions by Alan Hovhannes, Arno Babajanyan, Aram Khachatryan, Alberto Ginastera, Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Spinetta Charles Aznavour, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi.