Komitas Vardapet, an Armenian priest, musicologist, and composer, established the foundations of Armenian musicology and a national compositional style through his field research and arrangements.
Performer Biography
Violinist Lilit Tonoyan, born in Armenia, founded the Cologne World Jazz Ensemble in 2008, which combines traditional Armenian music with jazz and improvisation.
Performer Biography
Cellist Davit Melkonyan is a prize winner of the XVI. International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach's instrumental music is considered as sacred as his vocal sacred music is secular, and successful interpretation requires a mindful, meditative state.
Interpretation
Lilit Tonoyan, the violinist, arranged originally vocal Armenian church music for violin and cello, transferring ancient spiritual songs from their ritualistic context to the concert hall.
Historical Context
The songs of the Armenian church from the 5th to 15th century are among the oldest Christian music traditions and are vital for Armenian cultural survival and identity.
Instruments
Davit Melkonyan plays a cello made by Albert Caressa in Paris in 1905, which is a private loan.
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