SINGING PARAJANOV

 July12 (Sunday) | 19:00

Philharmonia | Babajanyan Concert Hall

A musical, literary, and visual creation by Michel Petrossian, a French-Armenian composer, writer, and scholar, developed in collaboration with video artist Marc de Pierrefeu and inspired by the world of Sergei Parajanov. The performance brings together the twelve virtuoso singers of the French ensemble Musicatreize, under the direction of conductor Roland Hayrabédian.

The music draws inspiration from Parajanov’s artistic techniques and merges with animated collages that intertwine with the voices of the Musicatreize singers and the composer himself. Titles from Parajanov’s films and letters, alongside texts by Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini, Sayat-Nova, and the composer, sung in Armenian, French, and Italian, accompany this journey as a creative homage to the man who declared: “I shall take my revenge on the world through love.”
 
 

Roland Hayrabédian is among France’s most distinguished conductors in the field of contemporary vocal music. Founder and Artistic Director of the renowned Musicatreize ensemble, he has collaborated with leading European orchestras, ensembles, composers, and stage directors. 

Marc de Pierrefeu is a Paris-based filmmaker, videographer, and photographer. His work includes numerous documentaries and music films in the field of classical music, as well as a screen adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Grand Inquisitor. Combining cinematic craftsmanship with a strong artistic sensibility, he explores the intersections of music, literature, and human experience.

We invite you to enter the world of Parajanov’s visionary imagination through an artistic experience of exceptional refinement and contemporary creativity.

A wine reception will follow the performance.