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The Yerevan Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall hosted the awards ceremony of the Nairi Pan-Armenian Music Festival on Thursday evening. The event that was held in the frames of the 6th Armenian-Diaspora Pan-Armenian conference, was attended by heads of Diaspora structures, representatives of art and culture.

Armenian Minister of Culture Armen Amiryan stated at his welcoming remarks the festival is set to become a connecting link for all Armenians around the world.

The special guest of the music festival was renowned French composer Michel Legrand.
Among major recipients of the awards were People’s Artist of the USSR, choirmaster Ohannes Chekidjian; People’s Artists of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, composer and musician Jivan Gasparyan, composer Vladilen Balyan, folk singer Ruben Matevosyan, cellist Medea Abrahamyan, canon player Angela Atabekyan, People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia, operatic singer Barsegh Tumanyan, folk craftsman, dhol player Gagik Hakhverdyan and the festival’s special award recipients, including dudukist and maker of musical instruments Georgy Minasov; cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan and dudukist Jivan Gasparyan Junior.

To note, the festival is held under the high patronage of the President of Armenia.
The Nairi Pan-Armenian Music Festival aims at contributing to the preservation and development of the Armenian music, deepening cultural ties between the musicians and singers from Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora, supporting the elaboration and implementation of joint programs, contributing to the development and promotion of contemporary Armenian music, etc.