The "Crossroads: Contemporary Music Days in Armenia" festival returns with a new program. The opening concert will take place on May 27 (7,30 p.m.) and will feature a performance by the festival's resident ensemble, Assonance.

Musicians: Narek Avagyan (flute), Arsen Grigoryan (clarinet), Ivetta Korkina (violin), Tereza Nacharyan (violin), Mary Dolmazyan (viola), Mikayel Navasardyan (cello), Anahit Դilbaryan (piano), Hripsime Aghakaryan (piano)

Program:

1. Tigran Mansurian (1939-) -- Sergei Parajanov in memoriam for clarinet, cello and piano [2022, Armenian Premiere, 5']

2. Karmella Tsepkolenko (1955-) -- Im Träumen...und hier unten auf der Erde for flute, cello and piano [1998, 15'] (guest composer of the festival, Ukraine)

3. Giuliano Bracchi (1980-) -- Hortense for violin, viola and cello [2013, Armenian Premiere, 6'] Ensemble Assonance call for scores selection

4. Aram Hovhannisyan (1984-) -- Retrospective. Sonata for flute solo [2003-05/2016-17, Armenian Premiere, 15']

5. Karmella Tsepkolenko (1955-) -- Collisions for 6 instruments [2025, World Premiere, 10']

6. Ruben Antonyan (1988-) -- Sonata for cello solo [2023, Armenian

Premiere, 15']

7. Gyorgy Kurtag (1926-) -- Hommage à R.SCH for clarinet, viola and piano [1990, 11']

The concert will also feature the world premiere of a composition by Tsepkolenko, commissioned by the festival and supported by the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.