The grand closing of the 20th Al Bustan International Festival

On March 23 the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, under the baton of Maestro Gianluca Marciano, performed at the grand closing of the 20th Al Bustan International Festival at Emile Bustani auditorium. The program of the first part of the concert included “Summer nights” by Hector Berlioz, soloist: multiple national and international award winning singer Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-sporano).

Donose mentioned that she enjoyed every moment of working with the Orchestra. She also noted that even though there was not much time for rehearsals, it was easy to work with such professional and enthusiastic musicians. In the second part of the concert the Orchestra performed Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” by Ludwig van Beethoven.

This concert was the fourth and the last one in the Orchestra’s concert tour in Lebanon in the frameworks of the 20th Al Bustan International Festival. During all four concerts the Orchestra managed to captivate and earn standing ovations of the audiences of fully booked concert halls and auditoriums by performing world famous classic music pieces with talented musicians like Antonio Meneses (cello), Gianluca Marciano (conductor), Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-sporano), Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (bandoneon) and several others.

The concerts were attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Lebanon Mr. Ashot Kocharian and many other significant persons of the Armenian community in Beirut. The whole tour was a success beyond any expectations. Of course this success was not without the kind support of VivaCell-MTS, the general partner of the Orchestra, for which we want to express our deepest gratitude.