Armenia’s Sergey Smbatyan to conduct Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Following the Malta International Music Festival, where the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra received the highest appreciation from musicologists and foreign media, the orchestra led by artistic director and principal conductor Sergey Smbatyan will perform at the International Cello and Violin Competition and Festival in Riga, Latvia.
Maestro Smbatyan is to conduct the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra on May 13, with Guy Braunstein, a renowned top-class violinist, to perform as a soloist at the concert, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra's press service told Panorama.am.
The concert program features compositions by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Alexey Shor.
The event will take place at Great Guild Hall, a medieval construction in Riga.
After the Latvia concert, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra headed by Sergey Smbatyan will begin a tour across Europe, performing concerts in Malta, Austria and Germany from 19 to 31 May.
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