On September 30, a concert featuring performances of Komitas’s songs with the accompaniment of the Japanese koto instrument was held at Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theater on the sidelines of the “Komitas Vardapet” Pan-Armenian Festival organized by the RA Ministry of Diaspora. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan attended the concert.

The event began with a performance by Japanese koto player Asuka Yoshizaki and violinist Karen Israelyan and was followed by performances of Komitas’s songs with the accompaniment of the violin and the Japanese koto spanning millennia. Japanese singer from Austria Juhey Tsuchida also performed during the concert.

The event ended with the premiere of the play “Eternal Traveler” devoted to Komitas with the participation of Tsakhkazard Choir and Sargis Najaryan.

Marianna Ananyan