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06, 2008

Today President Serzh Sarkissian received Radion Shchedrin, a celebrated composer, Maya Plisetskaya, his spouse and a legendary ballet dancer, and David Geringas, a world famous musician

Today President Serzh Sarkissian received Radion Shchedrin, a celebrated composer, Maya Plisetskaya, his spouse and a legendary ballet dancer, and David Geringas, a world famous musician.

They arrived to Armenia to participate at the Days of Shchedrin which are being conducted in the framework of the “Perspectives of 21” festival.

Welcoming the famed artists, the President of Armenia said that because of their exceptional talent they are immensely popular in Armenia. Serzh Sarkissian assessed the Days of Shchedrin in Armenia as a great event in our cultural life and noted that it would provide the Armenian art lovers with the opportunity to once again enjoy the works of the great composer.

Radion Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya spoke with great enthusiasm about their Armenian experience, noting that Armenia is a part of their lives, full of deep and sincere emotions and warm recollections. They recalled with affection their friends Aram Khachaturian, Arno Babajanian, noted that they saw Babajanian’s memorial in Yerevan and were deeply impressed.

Radion Shchedrin hailed the Armenian President’s great attention toward culture. According to President Sarkissian, culture is a powerful tool for the proper introduction and presentation of small Armenia to the world.

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