Legendary actor John Malkovich to present excerpt from "Book of Lamentations" at Yerevan concert
The 5th Aram Khachaturian International Festival kicks off today in Yerevan. World famous American actor, producer, film director and scriptwriter John Malkovich will perform with the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, headed by conductor Sergey Smbatyan.
The Hollywood star will offer the audience to taste “Report on the Blind” chapter from Ernesto Sabato’s “On Heroes and Tombs” novel jointly performed with the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Alfred Schnittke, one of the most eminent musical figures of the second half of the 20th century. The soloist pianist is Anastasya Terenkova.
John Malkovich has prepared a surprise specially for the Armenian audience, the festival reported in a Facebook post. He will present an excerpt from the "Book of Lamentations" poem by Gregory of Narek during the concert.
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