Three famous musicians – trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov (Israel), pianist Maria Meerovitch (Belgium), and conductor Djong Victorin Yu (South Korea) – are invited to the next concert of the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra that will take place in the Aram Khachatryan
Hall today. The program consists of premieres. The pianist and the trumpeter will perform Haydn’s Cello Concerto arranged for trumpet for the first time, the musicians will play Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, accompanied by the string orchestra, and the orchestra will play Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3. In Soviet times the trumpet was associated with Alexander Harutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto, and Haykaz Mesiayan and Timofei Dokschitzer were the brilliant interpreters of that concerto. Certainly, the mentioned piece has long since been part of foreign trumpeters’ repertoires. In the past, Harutiunian’s concerto was played in Armenia also in the interpretation of Sergei Nakariakov who is on top of the list of the best trumpeters. www.aravot.am asked the musician known around the world as “Paganini of Trumpet,” “Caruso of Trumpet” what the reason that a desired and expected guest of famous concert halls, orchestras, and conductors like him who was busy with concert tours had come to Armenia for the fourth time. “Not only the warm climate of your country, but also your audience’s indescribable warmth and certainly, high professionalism of the Philharmonic Orchestra,” Nakariakov replied. By the way, the young artist was compelled to quit piano lessons at the age 9-10 because of a spine injury. We inquired whether he hadn’t complained of any ailment since that time, as it is known that wind instrument players were first of all required 100 percent healthiness. “Sati Spivakova interviewed me on Kultura, a Moscow TV channel, recently. I know that she is an Armenian, and Mrs. Spivakova also inquired about my health; no journalist around the world has asked me this question. So what conscience and heart you, Armenians, have.”
Samvel DANIELYAN
