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Upon the initiative of the “New Names” program in Armenia (coordinator, president of the Union of Cultural Workers, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Silva Mekinyan) the international festival “New Names” opened its doors to talented young musicians for the fourth time. The general partner of the festival is VivaCell-MTS, the company's press service reports. 

“To achieve success in performing arts one needs years of hard work and experience on stage before the audience. The-already-representative festival provides stage for young musicians to reveal and develop their performing abilities and talents. I welcome the beginning of the annual “New Names” festival and I am convinced that, besides revealing a new generation of talented performers, it will give the audience unforgettable moments,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

The festival, which will be held June 1 through June 4 in Yerevan, will host about 40 talented young musicians from 10 countries: Armenia, Russia, Denmark, Canada, Cuba, Latvia, Vietnam, Georgia, Czech Republic and Malta. The participants of the festival are winners of international and republican festivals and scholars of different funds.

This year the festival is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the “New Names” program and will host also the “new names” of the previous years, which are already known internationally.

At the opening of the festival the young musicians performed musical compositions with the conductor of the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia Harutyun Arzumanyan.

Solo performances will be played at the Chamber Music House after Komitas during the festival. The closing ceremony of the festival and the performance of the young soloists together with the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia will take place on June 4 at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.