KOMITAS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
September 26 - October 8, 2026
September 26
Festival Opening | Komitas Museum-Institute Yerevan, Armenia
“EDEN” Temporary Exhibition, featuring GAGO CHTCHYAN (Armenia), HERMINE DEMIROY (Mexico), and ARMAN TADEVOSYAN (France).
“GEGHARD” Vocal Ensemble
Artistic Director — MHER NAVOYAN,
Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia.
Choir Director — ANAHIT PAPAYAN.
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
SOLO SONGS
Lullaby
The Sky is Cloudy
Apricot Tree
Soloist: Nelly Kalashyan
It’s Spring
You are a Plane Tree
Soloist: Ani Simonyan
Lorik (Quail)
Goutane hats em beroum (I Bring Bread to the Ploughman) and Maro is Standing
Le, le, yaman
Soloist: Tatev Tadevosyan
I would come down from the mountain
Ah, My Doe
Soloist: Anahit Gabrielyan
Alagyaz
The clouds have gathered, arch upon arch
Crane
Soloist: Anjela Badalyan
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
PIANO WORKS
Soloist: Tigran Mesropyan
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
CHORAL WORKS
Two Rams Came Down the Mountain | The Brook
I Took the Jar and Climb Up the Mountain
Stars In The Sky / I’ve just made some yogurt
You Are a Plane Tree
Sweatheart Sona
September 27
DONATION OF KOMITAS MATERIALS TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTION
PIANO MUSIC NIGHT | Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
RUBEN DALIBALTAYAN (CROATIA)
Recipient of the Vladimir Nazor State Award
ARSEN DALIBALTAYAN (CROATIA)
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
Piano Dances
Yerangi
Unabi
Marali
Shushiki
KOMITAS – ANDRIASYAN
It’s Spring
KOMITAS – SARAJYAN
Crane
ARNO BABAJANYAN (1921-1983)
Melody
Impromptu
Elegy
ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)
Toccata
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Prelude in B major, op. 16 no. 1
Etude in F-sharp minor, op. 42 no. 2
Etude in F-sharp major, op. 42 no. 4
Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 42 no. 5
Sonata no. 7, “White Mass”, op. 64
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata
October 1
BOOK PRESENTATION AND AN EVENING OF CHORAL MUSIC
Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
Yerevan, Armenia
LOUISE FOV-HOVHANNISIAN. “FATHER KOMITAS: THE ARMENIAN CLERGYMAN AND COMPOSER (1869–1935)”
A Biographical and Psychological Study
Translated from French by Shushanik Tamrazyan
Speaker: SHUSHANIK TAMRAZYAN
“GEGHARD” VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Artisic Director: MHER NAVOYAN
RA Honorary Worker of Art
Conductor: ANAHIT PAPAYAN
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
SOLO SONGS
Apricot Tree
Soloist: Nelly Kalashyan
It’s Spring
Soloist: Ani Simonyan
Le, le yaman
Soloist: Tatev Tadevosyan
Ah, My Doe
Soloist: Anahit Gabrielyan
Crane
Soloist: Anjela Badalyan
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
CHORAL WORKS
Two Rams Came Down the Moutain / The Brook
Doe/It Started drizzing
Sweatheart Sona
October 4
VAHAGN HAYRAPETYAN “Armenian Colors Quartet”
Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
Yerevan, Armenia
VAHAGN HAYRAPETYAN, Piano and Vocals (ARMENIA)
Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia
AVAG MARGARYAN, Traditional Instruments (ARMENIA)
MIKHAIL FOMINIKH, Double Bass (ARMENIA)
KAREN KOCHARYAN, Percussion (ARMENIA)
October 6
KOMITAS READINGS
Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
Yerevan, Armenia
FEATURING ACTORS FROM THE GABRIEL SUNDUKYAN NATIONAL ACADEMIC THEATRE
Director and Artistic Director: VARDAN MKRTCHYAN
Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia
October 8
BOOK PRESENTATION AND AN EVENING OF PIANO MUSIC
Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
Yerevan, Armenia
“KOMITAS VARDAPET: PIANO WORKS”
Speaker: MARIAM VARDANYAN
HAIK MELIKYAN (ARMENIA)
Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia
KOMITAS VARDAPET (1869-1935)
Manushaki (Dances, 1906)
ARTHUR AHARONIAN (b. 1962)
Prélude ostinato (2026)
World premiere
KOMITAS VARDAPET
Yerangi (Dances)
Unabi (Dances)
BELA HOVHANNISYAN (b. 1982)
To Komitas (2025)
KOMITAS VARDAPET
Marali (Dances)
ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935)
Für Alina (1976)
KOMITAS VARDAPET
Shushiki (Dances)
Back and Forth (Dances)
Karno Shoror (Dances)
PHILIPPE FÉNÉLEON (*1952)
Melody of Spring 1947 (1984)
KOMITAS VARDAPET
Oror (Lullaby)
(Arrangement for piano solo by Hayk Melikyan, 2011)
EVIS SAMMOUTIS (b. 1979)
Prelude (2002)
KOMITAS VARDAPET
Msho shoror (1911)