France’s Palace of Versailles to host commemoration concert for Armenian Genocide
The Palace of Versailles in France will host a concert to commemorate the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide on 24 April marking the tragedy’s 105th anniversary.
The music expressing the voice of the Armenian people and its multi-millennial history will be interpreted in the Royal Chapel, the Palace of Versailles website reported.
Its capital Yerevan, one of the oldest cities in the world, was founded in 782 BC and, in the 4th century, Armenia became one of the first Christian kingdoms.
The concert program features Trio of Arno Babadjanian, works by Komitas and Khachaturian, which will be performed by Chouchane Siranossian (violin), Astrig Siranossian (cello), Vardan Mamikonian (piano) and Melody Louledjian (soprano).