…top-notch guest artists…”
January 2, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STRING SEXTETS BY MANSURIAN AND BRAHMS HIGHLIGHT DILIJAN CONCERT
LOS ANGELES - West Coast Premiere of Tigran Mansurian's string sextet Con Anima, and his friend Alfred Schnittke's powerful String Trio are featured at the Dilijan Series concert on January 15th at Zipper Hall, along with Johannes Brahms' radiant String Sextet No. 2. New York-based award-winning cellist Ani Kalayjian makes her Series debut, joined by Dilijan artists of international acclaim violinists Ida Levin and Movses Pogossian, violists Carla Maria Rodrigues and Robert Brophy, and cellist Antonio Lysy.
Critically acclaimed for its innovative programming and high artistic quality, the Dilijan Series presents three world premieres this season, and features such internationally renowned musicians as violinists Ida Levin, Martin Chalifour and Guillaume Sutre, violists Paul Coletti and Richard O'Neill, cellists Ronald Leonard and Antonio Lysy, clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, and baritone Vladimir Chernov, among others. At the end of the season, in June 2012, the Dilijan Series are embarking on their first week-long Festival in Armenia, in cooperation with the Perspectives XXI International Music Festival.
Founded in 2005 by members of the Glendale-based Lark Musical Society, the Dilijan Chamber Music Series is dedicated to promoting Armenian chamber music and culture, as well as showcasing masterpieces of Western classical music. Tickets are available by calling (818) 500-9997, at the door, and also online at
http://www.larkmusicalsociety.com/dilijan/tickets.php
Dilijan Chamber Music Series, 2011/12 Season, Concert 2
Tigran Mansurian – String Sextet Con Anima (2005)
Alfred Schnittke – String Trio (1985)
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2, Op. 36
Where: Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave.
Inquiries: 818.500.9997
Tickets: $35, $20, and $15 for students
