Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra

2025
Armenian National
Philharmonic
Orchestra

Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra
The Armenian National Philharmonic
Orchestra(ANPO) is an orchestra based in
Yerevan,Armenia. It has always been considered
as one of
the leading orchestras of the former Soviet Union.
Established in 1925 by Arshak Adamian and
Alexander Spendiaryan it is the national center of
professional orchestral music in Armenia. Over the
years, conductors A. Adamyan, A. Spendiaryan, S.
Charekyan, G. Budaghyan, K.
Saradjian, M. Maluntsyan, O. Durian, M.Terian, R.
Vartanian, A. Katanyan, D. Khandjian, V.Gergiev,
V. Papian, M. Avetisyan and L. Tjeknavorian
directed the orchestra.
In October 2000 Eduard Topchjan was appointed
the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the
ANPO.
The ANPO performs concerts at its residence –
Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, one of the
architectural pearls of Yerevan designed by
Alexander Tamanian, and hosts audience of 1300
seats.
Being led to the new millennium by MaestroEduard
Topchjan the ANPO is committed to promoting
cultural, musical awareness in local audiences,
regularly performing classical andoperatic music in
addition to national and contemporary music.
Since its foundation, the orchestra has performed
most of the classical repertoire. Many of the world's
leading artists, such as David Oistrach, Sviatoslav
Richter, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Emil Gilels, Renato
Bruson, Steven Isserlis, Misha Mayski, Sergei
Nakariakov, Boris Berezovski,
Natalia Gutman, Giuseppe Giacomini,
IsabelleFaust, Julia Fischer, Pinchas Zukerman,
GidonKremer, Yuri Bashmet, Placido Domingo and
many others, as well as already established and
emerging Armenian musicians have appearedwith
this orchestra.
The ANPO features the works of Armenian and
international composers and is committed to
supporting the performance of new orchestral works
in programs interesting not only for regular visitors
and connoisseurs, but also for tourists and young
people.
Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Willy Ferrero, and
Valery Gergiev conducted the ANPO, the latter
holding the position of Artistic
Director and Principal Conductor for five years from
1981 to 1985.
Gia Kancheli, Sofya Gubaidulina and
RodionShchedrin closely cooperated with the
ANPO.Aram Khachaturian, Dmitry Kabalevsky,
Krzysztof Penderecki and the other composers
conducted their works with the Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra.
The ANPO serves as Ambassador of
Armenianmusic worldwide and tours regularly.
FamousArmenian soloists appear with the ANPO,
such as Sergei Babayan, Narek Hakhnazaryan,
Sergey Khachatryan, Isabel Bayrakdarian
Kim Kashkashian and many others. Since 1989 the
ANPO has toured extensively throughout the USA, Canada,
Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg,
Lebanon, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Greece, Iran,
Cyprus, Turkey, Russia, and the UAE. Among the most
interesting tours it is noteworthy to mention the tours to
Japan in 2008 with 15 concerts, Germany and Slovakia in
2010, in 2014 and 2015 to Italy, Germany, Poland, USA,
Mexico and Scandinavian countries. On July 12, 2016 there
was a very prestigious concert at the Mariinsky Theatre
St.Petersburg, Russia. In 2017 the orchestra toured Spain
and Germany.
On November 28, 2018 ANPO performed at the Berliner
Konzerthaus with utmost success. In 2020 and 2023 the
ANPO appeared in China
both with 10 concerts in 9 cities. The tour was organized in
collaboration with Wray Armstrong Arts & Entertainment Ltd.
In 2023 the ANPO appeared on a World Tour dedicated to
120th Anniversary of the great Armenian composer Aram
Khachaturian. The concerts took place in Athens,
Thessaloniki, Carnegie Hall in New York, Toronto, Montreal
and Boston from November 11 to 21.
On September 20, 2024 the ANPO made a grand opening of
the festival in Klagenfurt Musikverein, Austria dedicated to
the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner. The program
included Bruckner's 9th Symphony and Dvořák's cello
concerto, played by renowned German violinist Daniel
Müller-Schott. Further on the tour, the ANPO performed a
concert marking the Republic of Armenia's 33rd anniversary
of independence on September 22 at Slovakia's Bratislava
Music Festival. Stanislav Masaryk, a Slovak trumpeter who
has won numerous international contests, performed
Alexander Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto, while Eduard
Topchjan conducted Tchaikovsky's symphonic fantasy
"Francesca da Rimini" and Sergei Rachmaninov's Symphony
No. 2.
Since 2007, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
hosts the annual Yerevan International Music Festival, held
every autumn. The 17th edition is due in 2025. Internationally
acclaimed soloists participated in the festival editions,
appearing
in symphonic and chamber concerts and giving masterclasses
to young Armenian musicians.
More than 40 CDs have been released with the orchestra's
recordings. In the last decade shall be mentioned – the
“Armenian Rhapsody” released in 2011 by BIS Records,
Sweden, Mozart Piano Concerts and Overtures by Oehms
Classics, Germany, in 2014. They were highly acclaimed by
international reviewers. In 2017 a special edition CD “Mozart-
Komitas-Khachaturian” was released in the United States
through Armenia Fund USA (Eastern Region Affiliate), with
10 000 copies print-run.
Next implemented recordings were Tchaikovsky - Symphony
No.6 and Khachaturian – Symphony No.2 made by DakApp
(Spain), now in post-production. In 2023 BIS Records
released “Armenian Cello Concertos” CD featuring Alexander
Chaushian.
Since January 2021, within the Beethoven-250 project, the
ANPO recorded nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven,
both audio and video in 4K quality.
In 2025 the ANPO undertook a cooperation within Aznavour
100 anniversary to appear with prominent French and
Armenian musicians in Paris at the UNESCO Conference
Hall on March 25. The event, titled "Une vie d'amour" (A life
of love), was a huge success.
Many prominent international specialists mention the
constantly growing performing level of the Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra considering itself nuanced sound,
impressive string section and charismatic Artistic Director.
Since 2025 the ANPO is represented by Askonas Holt, a
company with history dating back over a century, one of the
world's leading arts management companies.

Principal players of the ANPO as of 2025:
Karmen Tosunyan
Aram Asatryan
Anahit Aslanyan
Hayk Ter-Hovhanisian
Vahan Grigoryan
Karen Khachatryan
Narek Avagyan
Ashot Galstyan
Arsen Grigoryan
Andranik Kocharyan
Meruzhan Ter-Minasyan
Armen Khachatryan
Aristakes Martirosyan
Vagharshak Pepanyan
Harutyun Mkrtchyan
Zhanna Hovhannisyan
orchestra concertmaster
principal first violin
principal second violin
principal viola
principal cello
principal bass
principal flute
principal oboe
principal clarinet
principal bassoon
principal horn
principal trumpet
principal trombone
tuba
percussion
harp

Eduard Topchjan
The outstanding Armenian conductor Eduard Topchjan
studied violin at the Yerevan Conservatory and went on to
study conducting with the prominent Armenian conductor
Ohan Durian, followed by valuable consultations from Sir
George Solti, Claudio Abbado and Nello Santi.
Topchjan started conducting in 1991 when, with a group of
his friends from the Yerevan Conservatory, he created the
Serenade Chamber Orchestra. The Serenade at once
became the most promising orchestra in Armenia and
shortly afterwards it build up a fine reputation in Europe,
winning prizes at various international competitions and
releasing highly regarded CDs with several labels.
Topchjan toured Europe regularly with the Serenade
appearing in more than 700 concerts.
Eduard Topchjan made his début with the Armenian
National Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000. That same year
he was appointed Artistic Director and Principal
Conductor of the ANPO and began successful
appearances with the ANPO in Yerevan and abroad,
earning much praise for his interpretations of the main
symphonic repertoire as well as of new compositions. By
2001 he had already appeared with the Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra in the Great Hall of the Moscow
Conservatory, and in 2003 at the Bolshoi Theatre, both
times to great acclaim from the audience and musical
critics.
This was followed by ANPO tours to the Czech Republic,
Germany, Slovakia, and France with remarkable
appearances in Nuremberg, Prague, Brno, Bratislava,
Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice and many others. In 2008 the
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra led by Eduard
Topchjan made a very successful tour to Japan with 15
concerts in the best concert halls in Tokyo, Osaka, Niigata,
Nagoya, Hamamatsu and many other venues. The
orchestra’s extremely high standard of performance and
its conductor were warmly praised in world media.
Topchjan is especially known for appearing with orchestral
and operatic repertoire. He has conducted the operas
“Aida”, “Il barbiere di Siviglia”; “Madama Butterfly”,
“Turandot”, “Simon Boccanegra”, “Otello”, “Rigoletto”, “I
Pagliacci”, “Pique Dame”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Don
Giovanni”, “Die Zauberflöte”, “Tosca” and others.
Eduard Topchjan appears with such celebrated artists as
Placido Domingo, Pinchas Zukerman, Renato Bruson,
Giuseppe Giacomini, Sergei Larin, Vladimir Chernov,
Vincenzo La Scola, Raina Kabaivanska, Mischa Maisky,
Natalia Gutman, Steven Isserlis, David Geringas, Yuri
Bashmet, Kim Kashkashian, Diemut Poppen, Emmanuel
Pahud, Tibor Varga, Radovan Vlatkovic, Sergei
Nakariakov, Boris Berezovsky, Sergey Khachatryan, Julia
Fischer, Isabelle Faust, Daishin Kashimoto, Sergei
Babayan, Konstantin Lifschitz, François-Joël Thiollier,
Paul Mayer, Jana Bouskova, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Alexei
Lyubimov, Bernd Glemser, Bernard Ringeissen, Massimo
Mercelli, Anton Sorokow, François-Frédéric Guy, Vag
Papian, Mario Brunello, Kirill Gerstein, Kolja Blacher,
Sergei Krylov, Fabio Zanon, Simon Trpceski, Alexander
Chaushian and many others.
As a guest conductor he has performed with 46 important
orchestras in Europe, the USA and Asia, among them the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Cologne,
the Frankfurt Opera, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Orchestra, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz,
Opéra de Monte-Carlo, the National Philharmonic
Orchestra of Russia, the Siena Festival Orchestra, the
Kärntner Sinfonieorchester and in 2017 Orchestra del
Festival Brescia.
He was engaged for the 2013-2014 season to appear with
the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra (at the
Musikverein in Vienna), the Jerusalem Symphony
Orchestra, the Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra, the
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica di
Roma, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra
Della Toscana.
He has been the Artistic Director of several significant
festivals. Since 2007 he has been principal conductor of
the Yerevan International Music Festival, which is an
annual event that hosts numerous world-famous
musicians. The festival marking its 14th consecutive
season in 2020 due to world COVID-2019 pandemic was
postponed to 2021.
His vast repertoire includes all periods from baroque to
contemporary music, symphonic works as well as
chamber orchestra repertoire and operas. Many pieces
by composers from Armenia and abroad have been
written for him and premiered by him and his orchestras. In
August, 2014 the Armenian National Philharmonic
Orchestra under the baton of Eduard Topchjan
participated in prestigious festivals in Italy, appearing with
concerts in Rimini, Citta di Castello, Merano and Ravello.
In October, 2014 he conducted the Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra when it appeared in Austria and
Germany with a noteworthy concert at the Brucknerhaus
in Linz. In 2015 within the Armenian Genocide Centennial
tours Eduard Topchjan conducted the ANPO in Denmark,
Finland, Norway, USA, Mexico, Lebanon, Poland and
Germany. In April 2015 he conducted the Russian
National Orchestra and Yurlov State Russian Capella
having performed a famous Requiem by Vyacheslav
Artyomov. His appearance with Malaga Symphony
Orchestra in November 2015 was highly acclaimed by
Spanish media. In 2016 he conducted the ANPO within
the “Stars of the White Nights” festival in Saint-Petersburg
with utmost success. In 2017 the orchestra under his
baton toured Spain and Germany, in 2018 appeared in
prestigious Berlin Konzerthaus hall.
From December 25, 2019 to January 10, 2020 the ANPO
appeared in China with 10 concerts in 9 cities. The tour
was organized in collaboration with Wray Armstrong Arts
& Entertainment Ltd.
In 2021 the ANPO under his baton appeared in Czechia
(Brno) and Italy (Quirinale Palace, Rome) in presence
of the President of Italy.
In 2023 the World Tour dedicated to Aram
Khachaturian 120th anniversary is taking place with
appearance in Athens, Thessaloniki, New York
Carnegie Hall, Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Saint
Petersburg and a 10-city tour over China
His extraordinary talent and conducting style attracted
attention from world audiences and gained him highest
critical and public acclaim. In 2007 he was granted the title
of Meritorious Worker of Arts of Armenia. In 2011 he was
awarded a Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of
Armenia.
In Autumn 2013, Maestro Topchjan was granted
knighthood with the Italian Order of Merit for Labour
(OML). On June 28, 2016 by decision of President of RA
Eduard Topchjan was awarded with the second-class
Medal of Services to the Motherland.
During his tenure the Armenian National Philharmonic
Orchestra celebrating its 90th consecutive season
received the status of the National orchestra.

Linz
Klagenfurt
Lübbecke
2014

Tours
2025 France, China
2025, Austria, Slovakia
2023 USA, Canada
2021 Czech Republic
2019 China
2018 Germany
2017 Spain, Germany
2016 Russia
2015 Finland, Denmark, Norway, USA, Mexico, Lebanon, Poland, Germany
2014 Italy, Germany, Austria
2010 Germany, Slovakia
2008 Japan
2007 France
2006 Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic
2004 Istanbul, Turkey
2003 Russia, UAE, Cyprus
2001 Russia, Lebanon
2000 Iran, Lebanon, Germany
1999 Lebanon
1998 Greece
1996 USA, Canada
1995 France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Switzerland
1994 Greece
1993 Greece
1992 Greece
1991 Greece, Germany, Austria
1990 Germany
1989 USA

Italian Tour, 25-30 August, 2014

Austrian-German Tour, 5-10 October, 2014

Scandinavian Tour, 11-14 April, 2015
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tampere
Finland

Scandinavian Tour, 11-14 April, 2015

USA and Mexico Tour, 8-15 May, 2015
Sala Nezahualcoyotl
Mexico
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles
Strathmore Hall
Washington DC

STRATHMORE.ORG
USA and Mexico Tour, 8-15 May, 2015
AN EVENING OF ARMENIAN MUSIC
FRIDAY MAY 8, 2015, 8PM
THE MUSIC CENTER
An Evening of Armenian Music
”A Journey Through 100 Years of Armenian Music” will begin with the music of Komitas, and will include classics of the orchestral
repertoire such as Khachaturian as well as chamber and choral music. Hover Chamber Choir and the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
will be joining together for excerpts of Tigran Mansuryan’s newly created Requiem, honoring those lost in the Genocide. An exciting list
of stars include sopranos Hasmik Papian and Isabel Bayrakdarian, as well as, violinist Ida Kavafian and Levon Chilingirian, cellist
Alexander Chaushian, clarinetist Nark Arutyunan and others.
Anush Nikoghosyan's hair gets into the act during her violin solo with the
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra at Disney.
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Review An eloquent
remembrance by
Armenian National Philharmonic
Mark Swed
LOS ANGELES TIMES
May 13, 2015, 5:00 PM
Armenia's struggle for international acknowledgment that
the extermination of more than a million Armenians by the
Ottoman Empire during the First World War was genocide
has been the work of historians and politicians. But it is also
a job for art, especially with the recent 100th anniversary of
the first deportations from Turkey.
On Tuesday, Armenia was awarded the Venice Biennale's Golden
Lion for best national pavilion, "Armenity," which addresses the
Armenian diaspora. Armenia is also a musical nation, and on
Tuesday, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra made its
first appearance in Walt Disney Concert Hall with "A Concert of
Remembrance."
Founded in Armenia's capital of Yerevan 90 years ago, shortly after
the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union, the orchestra
had the reputation as a solid Soviet band while still maintaining its
spirited national identity.
Nearly all of its artistic directors and principal conductors, as well
as its players, have been and continue to be Armenian. An
important exception was the twentysomething Valery Gergiev,
who led the orchestra in the early 1980s.
The Disney Hall program, conducted by Eduard Topchjan (artistic
director and principal conductor since 2000), represented both the
orchestra's Armenian and Soviet heritage. Splashy potboilers —
the most popular numbers from Khachaturian's ballet "Spartacus"
and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony — opened and closed the
concert.
It was a notably less ambitious, or commemorative, occasion than
the imaginative and comprehensive all-Armenian gala program
given last week in Washington, D.C., the orchestra's only other
U.S. stop on its first North American tour in 19 years.
But there was also Tigran Mansurian's significantly somber
Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, featuring an eloquent
young soloist, Anush Nikoghosyan. The 76-year-old composer,
who divides his time between Yerevan and Glendale, represents
both to his country, where he is a national figure, and the
international music community, the soul of Armenia.
Like much of Mansurian's work, this 1981 violin concerto is interior
music. The orchestra is small, only 18 strings. There is an
underlying quality of dirge. Melodies are made of few notes, but
they are so intensely beautiful that they seem to capture the very
essence of beauty. The tempo is always slow. For much of nearly
30 minutes, the dynamics remain ethereally soft, except for
explosions of shocking anger, which are breathtaking in their
violence.
As far as can be determined, this was the first time any of
Mansurian's music, a mainstay of the Dilijan chamber music
series at the Colburn School across the street, has been played at
Disney. It is a perfect venue for it, but a half-hour of demandingly
serious music between showpieces was not a good idea for an
antsy, gregarious crowd, which added a percussion section of
shuffled feet and coughing.
The orchestra, on the other hand, does not give a gregarious
impression. Topchjan, who led the program without scores, is an
unsmiling, serious, commanding conductor. The seriousness did
help, though, with Khachaturian. A sugary Adagio was tart and
grand. Spartacus' garish victory music was stern and compelling.
The debate continues about what Shostakovich meant with his
1937 Fifth Symphony, whether the composer acted as a sop to
Stalin or employed surreptitiously dissident context to harmonic
consonances. Topchjan's approach suggested the latter.
There were few sweet sounds. The strings produced a Russian
bite. The winds avoided mellowness. Brass could be edgy.
Climaxes were permitted to hurt ears. The orchestra did produce
some surprising humor in a drunken rendition of the Allegretto, but
that vanished with an intently sorrowful slow movement.
Shostakovich's bombastic victory march at the end had the
character of tanks not stopping for man, woman or child.
zThe mournful encore was "Shushani" by Edvard Mirzoyan,
chosen to commemorate the late composer's 94th birthday
Tuesday. The audience had the last word when cheers, which
sounded more celebratory than impatient, interrupted Mirzoyan's
quiet close.

CONFABULARIO
SEGUNDA ÉPOCA
FOTO: La Orquesta Nacional de Armenia
se presentó el 14 de mayo en la
Sala Nezahualcóyotl de la
UNAM/Barry Domínguez/Música UNAM
La Orquesta Nacional Armenia, un garbanzo de a libra
May 23
POR IVÁN MARTINEZ
Siempre resulta un albur la decisión entre ir o no a los
conciertos de orquestas visitantes de poco renombre.
Más allá del morbo que puede despertar la posibilidad de
tirar mitos, como aquel de la hegemonía alemana echado
a la basura por la Orquesta del Teatro Municipal de
Múnich en noviembre pasado, el resultado suele irse a los
extremos de la apatía más que del júbilo; y a veces al
enojo, cuando se trata de ensambles que el marketing
cultural vende como superiores y resultan de una
medianía pasmosa, como meses antes pasó con la
orquesta Philharmonia y su director Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Otras, las pocas, se descubren lo que la sabiduría popular
conoce como garbanzos de a libra: fue el caso de la
Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional de Armenia, que tocó, en
la Sala Nezahualcóyotl el pasado jueves 14 de mayo, el
concierto que concluyó su gira por Norteamérica
conmemorando los 100 años del genocidio armenio.
Se trata de una orquesta madura y mediana en cuanto a
sus integrantes, que ha mantenido durante sus noventa
años de historia un perfil nacional y nacionalista, a pesar
de los periodos históricos de su patria por todos
conocidos: basta ver sus listas de grabaciones, de los
directores que han ocupado la titularidad de su podio
(solo brinca un nombre, el de Valery Gergiev en la época
de la URSS), la de los músicos que la conforman (solo un
par distinto al origen de la mayoría), la manera de abordar
cada repertorio (sobre todo la devoción cuando se trata
de compositores armenios) y, por supuesto, esa manera
tan particular en la que suena: su sección de cuerdas es
especialmente sobresaliente y fuerte, robusta, pero
delicada en su pronunciación, los metales ofrecen un
cierto color oriental que evidentemente los acerca a
Rusia, las percusiones son muy poderosas sin caer
nunca en la agresividad y las maderas producen un
sonido dulce y obscuro, más acercado a la Europa
central, pero despiden un tufillo rústico que combinado
con la delicada forma de articular resulta un sonido muy
característico.
La orquesta es en general un ensamble muy fino y su
peculiaridad está en la sutileza con que aborda los
detalles en cada interpretación.
Es dirigida actualmente por Eduard Topchjan, quien
estuvo al frente durante la gira y el principal atractivo para
el concierto en la Ciudad de México era la presencia del
violonchelista armenio Alexander Chaushian como
solista del entrañable Concierto op. 33 de Camille Saint-
Saëns.
Antes, el ensamble había ofrecido con gran
espectacularidad de sonido y color, pero suficiente
seriedad, lo que resultó lo mejor en el programa: tres
selecciones del ballet Espartaco, de Aram Khachaturian,
el compositor nacional: la Variación de Egina y bacanal,
ejecutada con muchos matices y viveza, el Adagio de
Espartaco y Frigia, tocado con suficiente pesadez, y la
Danza de las gaditanas y Victoria de Espartaco, brindada
con exuberancia y amplitud; tres fragmentos que
contaron individualmente con solos muy destacados.
Ojalá se hubiera escuchado –por lo menos– una de las
suites completa y no tan breve “probadita” de la que es
una de las más emblemáticas páginas de la historia
musical armenia. La vergüenza del Saint-Saëns podría
haberse omitido y el lucimiento de la orquesta hubiera
continuado sin contratiempos, como sucedió en la
segunda parte del programa con la Sexta Sinfonía,
“Patética”, de Tchaikovsky.
Su tercer movimiento no tuvo la velocidad suficiente para
hacer saltar al público con el júbilo que otros directores
acostumbran, pero en cambio brindó suficiente
intensidad al adagio final ya desde las primeras notas. El
segundo movimiento había sido ejecutado con mucho
cuidado en los detalles y suficiente naturalidad rítmica,
mientras que el primero pudo sonar gris, pero sin llegar a
un extremo de tedio.
Tras ella, Topchjan regaló una espléndida lectura del
Valse triste de Sibelius: lírica, con ternura y paciencia.
Delicioso postre para tan elaborado menú.
Para el apunte cultural fuera de lugar, como los
comentarios antisemitas escuchados después del
concierto: ¿De verdad alguien puede creer que si para
esta fecha la Sala Nezahualcóyotl únicamente abrió al
público una sección, se debe a un complot judío para
desacreditar el “otro” genocidio? Ahí la necesidad de
recordar ambos.

USA and Mexico Tour, 8-15 May, 2015

Lebanon, Beiteddine Art Festival, 8 August, 2015
Irina Zakyan
soprano
Berj Karazian
tenor
Narine Ananikyan
mezzo soprano
Sargis Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
bass

Lebanon, Beiteddine Art Festival, 8 August, 2015

Poland and Germany Tour, 28.11-04.12, 2015

Poland and Germany Tour, 28.11-04.12, 2015

Russia, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, 12.07.2016

Russia, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, 12.07.2016

Spain: Zaragoza, Oviedo, Santander 12-17.11.2017

Spain: Zaragoza, Oviedo, Santander 12-17.11.2017

Spain: Zaragoza, Oviedo, Santander 12-17.11.2017
Santander
Zaragoza

Germany, Jena, 23-26.11.2017
A joint concert with the Jenaer Philharmonie

Germany, Jena, 23-26.11.2017
A joint concert with the Jenaer Philharmonie

Germany, Jena, 23-26.11.2017
A joint concert with the Jenaer Philharmonie
Die Musiker der Jenaer Philharmonie und der Nationalphilharmonie Armeniens nehmen am Sonnabend gemeinsam den Applaus des
Publikums entgegen. Das bedankte sich mit Bravorufen und Standing Ovations für ein wunderbares Konzert. Am Abend zuvor hatten
die Musiker nach der Probe gemeinsam den armenischen Gedenkstein an der Camsdorfer Brücke besucht und dann Veranstaltungen
der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften.Foto: Trillhose Die Musiker der Jenaer Philharmonie und der Nationalphilharmonie Armeniens
nehmen am Sonnabend gemeinsam den Applaus des Publikums entgegen. Das bedankte sich mit Bravorufen und Standing Ovations
für ein wunderbares Konzert. Am Abend zuvor hatten die Musiker nach der Probe gemeinsam den armenischen Gedenkstein an der
Camsdorfer Brücke besucht und dann Veranstaltungen der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften.Foto: Trillhose
Jena. So schnell kann es gehen – binnen eines Tages ist aus dem zweifelsfrei hervorragenden B-Orchester der Jenaer
Philharmonie ein Spitzenorchester mit A-Klassifikation geworden. Ein solches hat etwa 120 feste Musiker, und so viele saßen
auch am Freitag und Sonnabend an den Pulten auf der Bühne im großen Volkshaus-Saal. Verantwortlich für die Fast-
Verdopplung der Stimmgewalt des Jenaer Orchesters waren etwa 60 Musiker der Armenischen Nationalphilharmonie aus
Jerewan.
Am Donnerstag waren diese in Jena angekommen, am Nachmittag gab es die erste gemeinsame Probe, und bereits am Freitag
saßen alle Musiker in der Generalprobe für das Gemeinschaftskonzert am Sonnabend. Auf dessen Programm stand mit Dmitirj
Schostakowitschs Sinfonie Nr. 10 ein musikalisches Schwergewicht – doch selbst dafür reichten zwei Probentage, versicherte
Philharmonie-Intendantin Juliane Wandel. „Es war fantastisch zu beobachten, wie die Musiker aus beiden Orchestern bei der
ersten gemeinsamen Probe aufmerksam aufeinander hörten und schauten, wie es die anderen angehen“, sagte sie.
„Mal abgesehen davon, dass viele der Armenier sehr gut Englisch sprechen und manche auch Deutsch, da sie in Deutschland
studiert haben, ist es für uns Musiker nicht so schwer“, sagte Matthias Schottstätt (Fagott) von den Jenaer Philharmonikern.
Musik sei die gemeinsame Sprache. „Es ist eher so, als würden wir verschiedene Dialekte einer Sprache sprechen, man
braucht eine Weile, bis man sich versteht, aber dann funktioniert das sehr gut“, ergänzte Marc Zwingelberg. Der 24-jährige
Trompeter, der noch an der Musikhochschule Detmold studiert, hat ein Engagement bei dem Armenischen Orchester
angenommen und schon mehrfach in Jerewan bei Konzerten mitgewirkt. Positiv sei, dass der Schostakowitsch auch zum
Konzertprogramm der Armenier in Spanien gehörte, wo das Orchester in der vergangenen Woche gastierte. Auch in Jena
gehört die Sinfonie zum Repertoire. Interessant sei, dass es dennoch Unterschiede gebe, die in der Ausbildung begründet
seien. „Die russische Streicherschule beispielsweise ist viel mehr als die deutsche auf Exaktheit und Brillanz des Klangs
angelegt“, sagte Zwingelberg. Doch Dirigent Eduard Topchjan gelinge es, aus jedem das Beste herauszukitzeln und das
Zusammenspiel zu perfektionieren.
Angelika Schimmel / 27.11.17

Eine Reise nach Armenien?
Germany, Berlin, 28.11.2018
Die vocal-concertisten planen ihre nächste Reise: 2020 soll es mit Unterstützung des Goethe-Instituts und der
Armenischen Botschaft nach Armenien gehen. Voraussichtlich dürfen wir mit dem Staatsorchester Armeniens
zusammen arbeiten. Darum haben wir unsere späteren Partner in diesem Konzert am 28.11. besucht… Kristian
Commichau schreibt:
Armenia celebrates Khachaturian in Berlin
On the occasion of the 115th birthday of the great composer Aram Khachaturian, Ambassador of the
Republic of Armenia Ashot Smbatyan on November 28 invited the Berlin public to a concert at the
renowned Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt. The sold-out event featured the Armenian Philharmonic
Orchestra and was especially honored by the presence of Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan.
The full-scale orchestra under conductor Eduard Topchjan presented itself with an ambitious program. The
evening opened with the suite from the ballet “Spartacus” by Khachaturian. Immediately apparent was the
impressive depth of artistic cooperation between orchestra and conductor, which has matured during 18
years of their working together. Topchjan is able to conduct complex composition with most economical
movements and proved his international class throughout the entire evening.
In the ensuing Khachaturian Concert for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Berlin-trained, famous violinist
Sergey Khachatryan showed his mastery and came up to the high demands of this far too seldom
performed piece of music. Khachatryan reacted to the long-lasting applause with an encore for solo violin.
Although renowned for his Bach interpretations, he chose an 11th-century medieval song “Havun havun”
by Gregor of Naregatsi, which posed a surprising contrast to the lavishly orchestrated Violin Concerto. The
simple inwardness and lyrical tenderness of this spiritual song brought tears to the eyes of many listeners.
After the interval, the Symphony No. 5 in D minor (op. 47) by Dmitri Shostakovich put highest demands on
the orchestra. The brilliant brass, the precise percussion, the virtuoso woodwinds and the warm strings
perfectly dealt with the reputedly difficult acoustics of the Berliner Konzerthaus. The Armenian orchestra
truly is one of Europe’s top ensembles. In all compositions the encore – the waltz from Khachaturian’s
Masquerade – you felt the thrilling energy of the orchestra, which has a surprisingly higher proportion of
female players than many other orchestras in Europe. Unfortunately, a female lead still remains an
exception in Berlin.
Thanks to Ambassador Ashot Smbatyan’s great dedication and heartfelt engagement to culture the public
experienced an exceptional concert evening.
Kristian Commichau, Prof.
Potsdam University

China, 25.12.19-10.01.2020
27-28.12.19
29.12.19
31.12.19
01.01.20
02.01.20
04.01.20
05.01.20
07.01.20
09.01.20
Shanghai Grand Theatre
Shenzhen Concert Hall
Wuxi Grand Theatre
Changshu Grand Theatre
Changzhou Poly Grand Theatre
Lishui Poly Grand Theatre
Xiamen Cangjiang Theatre
Qintai Concert Hall, Wuhan
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing

China, 25.12.19-10.01.2020
ANPO in Beijing (09.01.20)
Source:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NCHKLdVgPGdjw9RpH2c
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Armenian National Philharmonic
Orchestra: “Europeanization”
Eduard Topchjan conducts Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra
As the last main course of the Russian-style meal, the
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra performed
in the National Theatre on January 9, 2020, and
performed very well! As one of the important
performance groups of the former Soviet Union, the
orchestra’s “signature” track is the works of Armenian
composer Khachaturian, and the selected tracks from
Tchaikovsky to Prokofiev are Russian. Native original
classics. But after listening to it, I felt that the band’s
performance from the pronunciation method to the
choice of musical instruments were very
Europeanized. When we looked into it in detail, it was
found that there was a historical reason for the
evolution of the nation-state.
Although Armenia became a republic in the former
Soviet Union, it has been in a state of decentralization
and internationalization since then. Armenia is located
at the junction of Europe and Asia. Political turmoil
was very historical. Before joining the Soviet Union, it
experienced many wars, and its population decreased
significantly. In 1988, a major earthquake in Armenia
destroyed almost half of the country. Neighboring
European and American countries invested a lot of
assistance and helped build a number of universities.
The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the
independence of the Republic of Armenia made
Armenia more international than other member
republics. Similarly, the Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra is also an “international”
orchestra.
Several orchestra performers come from Spain, Italy, and Germany. It is this combination that makes the orchestra’s sound
characteristics different from other Russian orchestras. It is very “European”. The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra is
the resident orchestra of the Khachaturian Concert Hall. The concert’s “Masquerade Suite” and the encore “Sabre Dance” were
very exciting. Clarinet player Tianyi (Tony) Shen has rich professional orchestra cooperation experience. Mozart’s “Clarinet
Concerto” played in this field has also performed as a solo on the tour of the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta,
and is very skilled in music processing.
The orchestra performed even better in the second half, playing the “band touchstone” track of “Romeo and Juliet” to the fullest
effect. Strings played the band’s dazzling skills in the fast unison of “Death of Tibalt”. The momentum, the “difficult segments” of
the horn and trumpet, and the trumpet, and the solo all played very well.
The orchestra’s artistic director and conductor Eduard Topchjan has been mentored by Claudio Abbado. His conductor’s
movements are smooth, and the whole performance is memorable. However, his treatment of music is a bit restricted, and it
can be performed more fully in several places.
The extent to which a concert’s quality depends on the conductor and how much the band’s factors occupy is often difficult to
judge. The tension of the New Year’s season and the comprehension of the music make rehearsal not too long. Without being
the director of the orchestra, the conductor’s musical intentions would hardly be fully conveyed during the New Year concert
tour. This reminds me of the “All-Soviet Symphony Orchestra Competition” hosted by the Soviet Union in the last century.
Listening to these Russian New Year concerts in succession seems to be in a state of rushing to the strings.
Text | Zhang Tingyu

Since January 2021 within the Beethoven-250 project the ANPO has been recording nine symphonies
by Ludwig van Beethoven, both audio and video (4K), an unprecedented endeavor not only in the countries
of former USSR, but also none of major orchestras in Japan, Korea, China and Australia have ever recorded
all Beethoven symphonies. The boxset will be released and also there will be international electronic
distribution of all nine LVB symphonies.

Press cuts
Independent. 19 November, 2011
Album of the Week
Armenian Rhapsody
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eduard Topchjan (Bis)
This beautifully performed concert with cellist Alexander Chaushian includes a new work by
Vache Sharafyan and also Monograph, an exquisite chamber work by Suren Zaqaryan that
begins with an extraordinary three minute piece of free association for cello. Armenian music
was never better served.
Michael Church
Album review:
Cellist Alexander Chaushian is wonderful artist with excellent technique and musicianship,
conveying a wide range of emotions and styles of music. The Armenian Philharmonic
Orchestra under the baton of Eduard Topchjan is an excellent accompaniment to the cellist,
equally capable of evoking many emotions through their technically solid and artistically
superior musicianship. Arguably the most enjoyable work on the album is Khachaturian‘s
Concerto-Rhapsody, with its lush orchestral beginning that gives way to a cello solo which is
rather like, unusually, a cadenza at the beginning of the work. One hears a distinctly non-
European tonality (somewhat like Indian classical music) with haunting melodies and a
repeated, pleading motif throughout the work. It is emotionally stirring, and both the
orchestra and soloist bring out strong dynamic and stylistic contrasts. The orchestra
manages to play precisely, and yet the sound is still lyrical and smooth.Chaushian is as agile
as a violinist, for he makes the cello seem effortless. Suren Zakarian‘s piece for cello and
chamber orchestra is quite a contrast to Khachaturian‘s. From the beginning, with its long,
tense, highly vibrated notes, the listener is unclear about the tonality. It’s almost
disconcerting, even after the orchestra enters. The orchestra plays a drone tone behind the
cello, and sometimes this is quite a trial to hear. Zakarian is working with tone colors and
moods, alternating passages where the cello is allowed to sing out (this is quite nice to hear),
and low, murky, dark passages. This is no reflection on the musicians, but rather a comment
on the accessibility of the piece. The same could be said for moments in Vache Sharafyan‘s
Suite for cello and orchestra, where sometimes the cello line is so entwined with the
orchestra in the first movement that it is hard to hear, and it can sound rather cacophonous.
However, the second movement features light, ethereal strings and a liquid, singing cello,
and the third movement, a Sarabande, allows the cello to become impassioned and then
dramatically drops into silence. The final piece on the album, Krunk (Crane), is fascinating; it
introduces the woodwind instrument called the duduk. The entrancing, mysterious beginning
creates a sense of melancholy that pervades the work, and the three voices intertwine so
smoothly, shimmering. So while some of the music may not be to everyone’s taste, it is still a
wonderful album with unquestionably excellent musicians showcasing the best of their
culture.
Vasan, Rovi

2014
Mozart's piano concertos from Armenia!
Can that work?
No arrogance here please - it certainly can!
Martin Frölich and the Armenian Philharmonic offer pure quality.
How quickly one finds one's own prejudices... Mozart piano
concertos from Armenia? Anyone reaching for a good old
Austro-German interpretation is really missing out on
something. This Armenian Mozart is damn good! And that is
not only due to the eternal solo insider tip Andreas Frölich
with his accentuated, hyper- exact style that still manages
to catch every emotion. It is particularly also because of the
wonderfully fresh and alert musical style of the Armenian
Philharmonic that leaves an impression of being cheeky
and fresh under the direction of Eduard Topchjan even
more so that the usual, perhaps slightly Mozart saturated
orchestras. You notice that the Armenians have long
studied the leading musical theories, without taking on their
negative elements. I mean, here is an orchestra that
actually has its own sound, which is something only rarely
heard. Sirs, I take my hat off to you! These piano concertos
show a deep understanding for Mozart's work and are for
me the most exciting thing to pop up in this field in many
years. For anyone who doesn't believe me, have a listen!
Rainer Aschemeier | Aug 13, 2014
Entspannt
Die Diskographie von Andreas Frölich ist bislang geprägt von Kammermusik und Sololiteratur. Mit seinem neuesten
Album hat er sich jetzt auf ein Terrain begeben, auf dem die Konkurrenz groß ist: Mozarts Klavierkonzerte. Taktisch
geschickt, hat er sich dabei allerdings nicht auf die Schlachtrösser gestürzt, sondern zwei Werke ausgewählt, die
nicht so sehr im Fokus stehen, dennoch aber die ganze Bandbreite dessen aufzeigen, was Mozart in dieser Gattung
zuwege gebracht hat. Gut sechs Jahre liegen zwischen dem siebten Klavierkonzert und dem 13., das kurz nach
Mozarts Ankunft in Wien entstanden ist. Hier treffen musikalisch zwei Welten aufeinander, die unterschiedliche
interpretatorische Herangehensweise voraussetzen.
Sowohl der Solist als auch die begleitenden Armenier haben sich intensiv in die divergierenden Ausdruckswelten der
beiden Stücke hineinversetzt und schaffen Wiedergaben von großer gestalterischer Stimmigkeit. Die Tempi in den
Ecksätzen sind durchweg frisch, das Klangbild transparent. Details in Artikulation und Phrasierung sind sorgfältig
aufeinander abgestimmt. Es herrscht ein entspanntes Musizieren, das dem heiteren Charakter sehr entspricht.
Erwähnenswert ist das spieltechnische Niveau, auf dem das Orchester aus Armenien agiert. Das offenbart sich
einmal mehr, wenn es aus der Rolle der Begleitcombo heraustritt und in den Ouvertüren zu „Figaros“ und „Don
Giovanni“ eindrucksvoll demonstriert, dass es den Vergleich mit dem mitteleuropäischen Establishment nicht zu
scheuen braucht.
Arnd Richter
2016
Armenian National
Philharmonic Orchestra
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor
Eduard Topchjan
Mozart • Komitas • Khachaturian
EDUARD TOPCHJAN
10 000 copies released
Due to collected donations music
instruments were purchased for the ANPO
1. Mozart - Overture from Figaro - 4:15
2. Mozart - Overture from Don Giovanni - 5:47
3. Komitas - Yerginkn ambel e/Antsrevn yegav - 2:44
4. Komitas - Manoogneroo Hayr mer - 1:32
5. Khachaturian - Violin Concerto: III Allegro vivace - 9:35
6. Khachaturian - Concerto-Rhapsody (3rd mov.) - 03:09
7. Khachaturian - Saber Dance - 2:18
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart • Komitas • Khachaturian

“The ensemble proved to be a warm-toned, well-disciplined, highly
capable body, with, in particular, a string section of burnished tonal
sheen.”
“The glory of the orchestra is its string section… This was rich,
colorful,fullthroated sound, a choir of sound.”
“The repertoire was obviously chosen to show the orchestra’s strengths
… it plays Shostakovich and the rest of its program with enormous
impact.”
Joseph McLellan,
26 October, 2011
Pinchas Zukerman
“Every orchestra is unique in its own way, but I am impatiently
waiting for today’s concert, because I’ll be performing with
a fantastic orchestra”.
A.Khachaturian - 3 Symphonies, ASV CD
” …recordings of the three symphonies of Aram Khachaturian gives us
the first comprehensive overview of Khachaturian’s symphonic output.
The performances are first-class and the recorded sound is what all three
works have long needed.”
Khachaturian: The Vidow of Valencia-Suite Gayaneh- Suite No.2
Tjeknavorian: Danses Fantastique
ASV CD
“Many Khachaturian fans will surely take to the work overall. Brilliant
playing under a conductor who is completely at home in this music, while
B.C’s glittering yet spacious sound is flatteringly vivid.”
22 March, 2010
Sofia Gubaidulina
It was an amazing experience to meet the artists
of your orchestra! That was an unforgettable occasion!
My deep acknowledgements for your musicianship and perfection!
Scheherazade - ASV CD
“On ASV a refreshing and totally gripping new-look recording of
Scheherazade from Eastern Russia. The brilliant recording has great
vividness and projection… it suites the performance admirably.”
26 March, 2010
Yuri Bashmet
It was my greatest pleasure to perform with the Armenian
Philharmonic Orchestra and Eduard Topchjan - the APO
Principal Conductor. It’s absolutely enjoyable to play with
this kind of agile musicians of high professionalism.
Bravo and see you soon!
17 January, 2014
Krzysztof Penderecki
I would like to express my gratitude for the great commitment
of all the musicians of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
during the realization of the concert closing the festival of my
music in Yerevan. Thank you for the high artistic level and for
the excellent preparation of the orchestra by you, Maestro.
The time that I spent in Armenia will remain forever in my
memory - the great friendliness of the whole orchestra and the
great audience which gave me such a warm welcome in a
country in which I have my roots.

20 December, 2007
Boris Berezovsky
"Thank you so much! I am stunned by the quality of
your amazing orchestra! Keep up the great work!"
16 March, 2007
Ivan Monigetti
"It is my utmost pleasure to make music with the Armenian
Philharmonic Orchestra. It has a considerable creative
potential, big desire to achieve quality and attain perfection.
From the depth of my heart and soul I wish all musicians
of the orchestra and its Principal Conductor, health, best
achievements and new heights!"
11 September, 2013
Isablle Faust
"I am so happy to be back will your wonderful musicians!
Thank you for your enjoying music together with me.
I am very grateful for such beautiful moments together...
All the best to you!"
29 April, 2007
Misha Maisky
"It was for me a great pleasure to make Muisc with
wonderful Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra!"
I hope for many concerts in the future!
With all my very best wishes,"

ANPO & Eduard Topchjan
Repertoire (Important Works)
J.S. Bach
C.Ph.E. Bach
All Orchestral Suites
All Brandenburg Concertos
All Cembalo Concertos
Violin Concertos in a & E
Double Concertos for two Violins, Violon/Oboe
Div. Cantatas
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244
Flute Concertos
B. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celeste
Divertimento for Strings
Romanian Folk Dances
Viola Concerto
L. van Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Symphonies No.1-9
All Solo Concertos
String Quartets, Arrangement for String Orchestra:
op.95 (Mahler), op.131 (Mitropoulos), op.133 Grosse
Grosse Fugue (Wiengartner), op.135
Overtures
“Fidelio” opera
H. Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Harold in Italy
E. Bloch Baal Shem for Violin and Orchestra
From Jewish Life for Cello and Orchestra
Shelomo
J. Brahms All Symphonies
German Requiem
Piano Concertos No.1 & 2
Viloin Concerto
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
B. Britten
M. Bruch
Simple Symphony
Violin Concerto No.1
A. Bruckner Symphonies No.3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Quintet for Strings
L. Cherubini Requiem c-moll
F. Chopin Piano Concertos No.1 & 2
C. Debussy La mer
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
C. Diethelm Menhir, Meditation for Violin & String orchestra op.265
A. Dvořák Symphonies No.5, 7, 8, 9
Requiem
Violin Concerto
Cello Concerto
Serenade for String Orchestra
E. Elgar Cello Concerto
Serenade for String Orchestra
G. Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Piano Concerto in F Dur
An American in Paris
E. Grieg Piano Concerto
Suite Aus Holbergs Zeit
Peer Gynt
S. Gubaidulina
Feast during a Plague for large orchestra
D. Haladjian Missa di Lumine
Music in Shadow for String Orchestra
(dedicated to Serenade Chamber Orchestra/E. Topchjan. UA 2003)
K.A. Hartmann
Concerto funèbre for Solo Violin and String Orchestra
J. Haydn Div. Symphonies
Div. Piano Concertos
Piano Concerto in C & D
Violin Concerto in G & C

A. Honegger
A. Khachaturian
Komitas
Édouard Lalo
R. Leoncavallo
Pietro Mascagni
G. Ligeti
F. Liszt
W. Lutoslawski
G. Mahler
T. Mansuryan
F. Mendelssohn
E. Mirzoyan
W.A. Mozart
M. Mussorgsky
K. Penderecki
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
F. Poulenc
G. Puccini
S. Rachmaninov
M. Ravel
Symphony No.2
All orchestral works
Ballets Spartacus and Gayaneh
Symphony No.2
Violin Concerto
Piano Concerto
Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello
Armenian Folk Miniatures (arrangement by S. Aslamazyan)
Symphony Espagnole
Cello Concerto
I Pagliacci
Cavalleria rusticana
Ramifications
Piano Concertos No.1 & 2
Faust - Symphony
Tolentanz
Symphony No.3
Symphonies No.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
All orchestral works
Solo Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
Serenade for singing waters and singing crickets
(dedicated to Serenade Chamber Orchestra/E. Topchjan, UA 2003)
Symphony No.3 (Scottish)
Symphony in A-Dur op.90 (Italian)
Violin Concerto in e-moll op.64 & d-moll
Double Concerto, Violin and Piano
Elias
All Orchestral works
Symphony for strings and kettledrums
Epitaph
Variations for String Orchestra
Don Giovanni
Requiem
Die Zauberflöte
Symphony No.25, all symphonies No.29-41
Div. Messes
Div. Overtures & Arias
All Violin Concertos
Piano Concerto
Flute Concerto
Serenades, Divertimenti: Eine kleine Nachtmusik u.a.
Pictures at an exhibition
Boris Godunov
Symphonies No.2, 4, 5, 7 "Seven gates of Jerusalem"
Concerto Grosso for two cellos
Sinfonietta for Strings
Violin Concerto
Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
Organ Concerto
Gloria
La Bohema
Madame Butterfly
Tosca
Il Trittico
Turandot
Manon Lescaut
Piano Concertos No.1, 2, 3, 5
Symphonies No.2, 3
Daphnis et Chloë
Bolero
Piano Concerto in G-Dur
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Fassung f. Kammerorch.)
N. Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol

G. Rossini
C. Saint-Saëns
D. Shostakovich
F. Schubert
R. Schumann
R. Schedrin-G.Bizet
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Il viaggio a Reims
Div. Overtures
Stabat Mater
Le carnaval des animaux
Piano Concertos No.2, 5
Symphony No.3
Symphonies No.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
Violin Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.1
Chamber Symphony op.110a for String Orchestra
Chamber Symphony op.118a for String Orchestra
All symphonies
Messes G-Dur, Es-Dur
Rondo A-Dur for Violin and String Orchestra
Cello Concertos No.1, 2
Der Tod das Mädchen (arranged for String Orchestra by Gustav Mahler)
Manfred Overture
Piano Concerto
Requiem for Mignon
All Symphonies
Carmen-Suite for String Orchestra & 28 percussion instruments
Piano Concerto No.2
J. Sibelius Symphonies No.2, 5, 7
Valse triste
Violin Concerto
Romance for String Orchestra
R. Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
Don Juan
Eine Alpensinfonie
Metamorphosen
J. Strauss
I. Stravinsky
Div. Waltzes, Polkas etc.
Div. Overtures
Concerto in D for Strings
Le sacre du Printemps
J. Suk String Serenade
A. Terteryan Symphonies No.3, 5, 8
P.I. Tchaikovsky Symphonies No.1, 4, 5, 6
Manfred Symphony
Der Sturm
Romeo and Juliet
Francesca da Rimini
Piano Concerto No.1
Violin Concerto
Souvenir de Florence
String Serenade
Eugene Onegin
Pique Dame
Capriccio Italiana
G. Verdi Il Trovatore
Requiem
Aida
Don Carlo
Rigoletto
La Traviata
Un ballo in maschera
Othello
Simone Boccanegra
La forza del destino
Div. Szenen, Arien, Chöre, Overturen
String Quartet (arranged for String Orchestra by A. Toscanini)
Nabbuco
A. Vivaldi Le quattro stagioni
Div. Instrumental Concertos
Wagner
Tannhauser
Der Fligender Hollander
Tristan and Isolde
Contemporary works, Premieres
Regular cooperation with living composers

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