Arts Council England, St Sarkis Charitable Trust
Connecting Communities: Writing Across the Arts
Tigran Mansurian Concert, Composition Workshop, and Receptions
The opening event in this series was held at Milton Court concert hall of the Guilldhall School of Music and Drama. In a rare London appearance by Tigran Mansurian, the composer assisted in the rehearsals, led a composition workshop, and of course, attended the concert. Levon Chilingirian led the Guildhall String Ensemble, playing the UK Premiere of Mansurian’s Violin Concerto no. 2 as well as pieces by Beethoven and Janáček. Receptions were held in the composer’s honour at the Guildhall and at the Armenian Institute.
The Guildhall provided this "In Conversation" podcast with Levon Chilingirian talking about his work with the student ensemble, introducing the concert programme and speaking about the composer Tigran Mansourian.
https://soundcloud.com/guildhallschool/in-conversation-guildhall-string-ensemble-levon-chilingirianTigran
Mansurian celebrates his birthday at the Nevart Gulbenkian Hall with friends.