A group of young, determinate, and visionary talents having the same strive for success and the same objective for greatest achievements reunited towards the love for classical music and the understanding of the higher values and created the ideal harmony in the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.
The Khachaturian International Festival is one of the few widely celebrated classical music events in the region, with its recognition extending beyond the country. The festival was established in Armenia in 2013 by Sergey Smbatyan and hosts in the capital city of Yerevan prominent celebrities in the world of classical music each fall to co-create an environment that inspires cross-cultural relations in the name of a meaningful dialogue between peoples around the world. Krzysztof Penderecki, Alexander Romanovsky, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Karen Shahgaldyan, Mayu Kishima, Maria Domashenko, Ning Feng, Zakhar Bron, Maxim Vengerov, and many others have been among the brightest stars that light up the musical universe of Khachaturian during the annual Festival days.
Aside from the key mission of raising Aram Khachaturian’s renown and his musical legacy, this festival pursues to bring together different traditions of performing schools in the festive ambiance of this annual event.