ORCHESTRAS

Emerging from a group of devotees and enthusiasts of classical music, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra was created by Sergey Smbatyan, the present Artistic Director andPrincipal Conductor of the orchestra. From the very onset of its existence, the orchestra has been home to bright and energetic musicians, assembled around the shared vision ofamplifying the cultural awareness in Armenia and elevating the spiritual excellence of human nature by the power of classical music. The orchestra performs over 50 concerts annually, with […]

The orchestra was founded in April 1968, when musicians from the defunct “Commander-in-Chief” (C-in-C) orchestra of the Malta-based British Mediterranean Fleet regrouped as the Manoel Theatre Orchestra. It continued to serve as the theatre’s resident orchestra until September 1997, when it became an independent orchestra, taking up the name National Orchestra of Malta. The orchestra became the MPO in 2008 when it expanded into a full-size symphony orchestra, bringing together the best of Maltese talent and musicians from Europe and […]

The power of art that units the nations In 2015 conductor Sergey Smbatyan initiated one more project – the “24/04” World Orchestra. On April 24, 1915 (24/04/1915), several hundred Armenian intellectuals and representatives of the national elite were arrested and subsequently eliminated by the Ottoman Empire. This was the start of the dark events of the Armenian Genocide… A century later, on April 24, 2015 (24/04/2015), the birth of the “24/04” World Orchestra announced the start of the new era […]

Pan Armenian Symphony Orchestra.

Smbatyan’s determination to engage with young people and win new audiences for classical music attracted international attention in 2019 when he conducted the WCIT World Orchestra in the first-ever music concert written live by Artificial Intelligence (AI).The orchestra presented real-time music composed through AI, representing a combination of human talent, emotions, and machine learning power, marking a first in the history of technology. Around 100 musicians from fifteen countries were assembled in a single orchestra led by Sergey Smbatyan, to […]

Classical music art newly discovered by the young generation On September 21, 2016, Armenia celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Independence. During these 25 years, Armenia gave birth to a brilliant generation of independence, the generation of leaders, creators, innovators… Never before has Armenia been so rich in talented young people as it is now. The latter have to unite and raise the voice of the Armenian people all over the world. This was the belief of the conductor Sergey Smbatyan […]

This is a unique children’s orchestra having a highly professional performing art” Maxim Vengerov, 2011 Conductor Sergey Smbatyan founded the world’s one and only UNICEF Children’s Chamber Orchestra in September 2009 within the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This unique orchestra is comprised of young musicians (aged 10 to 15), the real devotees of classical music, united around one fundamental idea – focusing through music the attention of the international community […]