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TOGETHER WE CELEBRATE ARMENIAN CULTURE & SPIRIT
SAVE THE DATEWe are delighted to invite you to a Charitable Concert at St Yeghiсhe Church in London, presented in partnership between the Primavera Charitable Foundation of Armenia and the Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The concert will feature world renowned violinist Ilya Gringolts as a special guest, as well as Armenian artists — Luys Vocal Quintet, Mery Musinyan (kanon), and Ruben Kozin (piano), bringing together distinguished artists and friends to celebrate Armenian musical excellence and support the Foundation’s cultural and educational mission.
The program include works by J-S. Bach, Komitas, Tsovinar Hovhannisyan (b. 1965), Arno Babajanyan as well as spiritual chants and traditional folk songs.
the Partners & Donors
Friendship and communication of like-minded people are one of the most valuable moments in life today. And if it turns into creative friendship, it becomes doubly valuable. All this refers to the ensemble partnership, when several musicians become one "body, soul and emotion" on stage, conveying to the audience all the thoughts and emotions that united them and the author of the work.
We believe that chamber music is one of the most beautiful and sincere expressions of performing art.
Bishop Hovakim Manukyan
Primate
Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland
“ It is a great joy and honour to co-host this charitable concert at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church, in partnership with the Primavera Charitable Foundation of Armenia. This evening we celebrate not only outstanding musical talent, but also the power of culture to unite people and build bridges of hope. I am deeply grateful to Maestro Vasily Petrenko and to the exceptional artists who have travelled from Armenia to share their gifts with us.
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.” (Colossians 3:16)
As the Armenian Church, we see culture as an investment in the soul of a nation. Through events like this, we support the next generation of artists and their creative journey. My sincere thanks to our partners, benefactors, and all who have made this evening possible. May tonight inspire continued support for education, creativity, and peace through the universal language of music. “
We express our sincere gratitude to:
• The Manoukian Charitable Foundation & St Yeghiche Parish
• Mr Sirak Chobanyan & His Family
• Mr Grigor Melkonyan & His Family
• Mr Artur Tovmasyan
Mr & Mrs BEATRIZ & VASILY PASETCHIK
“For many years, in intricate and magical ways, our lives have been connected with Armenian culture and people. We would like this connection to continue and open new opportunities for those who share our passion for music.” - Beatriz and Vasily Pasetchnik, Board members of the Primavera Charitable Foundation
Beatriz and Vasily met when they were students at Stanford University in California and married in 2004. Beatriz was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Vasily in St Petersburg, Russia. They currently live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, together with their three children. Beatriz and Vasily share a passion for music.
Ms LUSINE DANIELYAN
Lusine Danielyan is an Armenian artist, architect, and tutor. She was born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia, in a family of architects. Her parents noticed her love for art early on and sent her to the Hakob Kojoyan Art School, so she received art training alongside her secondary education. In May 2024, one of her works, “Mashtots Hayrapet Church, Fragment” (watercolour on paper, 2023), received special attention and appreciation: the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia at the Vatican chose the painting as a gift to His Holiness Pope Francis.
Ms ELENA YAKOVLEVA
“I have been developing the idea of a charitable foundation for number of years. The idea was to establish a foundation based on the founders’ reputation, therefore, open to collaboration with any artist or cultural institution. The choice of Armenia was obvious: I have been working with Armenians since 2012, and I was astonished by the reach and beauty of its cultural heritage. On top of that, being gifted musically, they know how to work hard. Armenians value care and support.
I hope with all my heart that my experience and expertise will serve the Armenian artists and cultural institutions so we can celebrate the Armenian cultural heritage internationally together.” - Elena Yakovleva, Co-Founder & Executive Director of the Primavera Charitable Foundation
the Artists
Maestro Vasily Petrenko, Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chairman of the Artistic Council of the Primavera Charitable Foundation, will attend the event as the principal guest.
“All music was once new music! To me, there is no doubt that supporting composers and their creative process should be at the core of any music activity. It is an honour to be able to do my bit in Armenia as well – it is a country with incredibly rich history and culture to which I have strong personal connections. My hope is to help its education and music scene thrive further.”
Ilya Gringolts wins over audiences with his highly virtuosic playing and sophisticated interpretations and is always seeking out new musical challenges. As a sought-after soloist, Ilya Gringolts devotes himself to the great orchestral repertoire as well as contemporary and rare works; he is also interested in historical performance practices. His concert programmes include virtuosic early repertoire by Leclair and Locatelli as well as Paganini’s solo and orchestral works. New works by Peter Maxwell Davies, Augusta Read Thomas, Christophe Bertrand, Bernhard Lang, Beat Furrer and Michael Jarrell have been premiered by him. In the summer of 2020, Ilya Gringolts and Ilan Volkov founded the I&I Foundation for the promotion of contemporary music, which awards commissions to young composers.
Ruben Kozin piano
Ruben Kozin was born in 1997. When he was only 5 years old, he entered music school. At the age of 12, Ruben changed to the Central music school at the P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory studying piano by Natalia Trull, professor of the Conservatory. In 2020, Ruben graduated from Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
In Russia Ruben Kozin has performed at the Great and the Small Rachmaninov Halls of the Moscow State Conservatory, at the Concert Hall of the Russian State Gnessin Academy of Music, the Moscow International House of Music and at the Concert Hall of the Moscow Museum of Musical Culture.
Furthermore, Ruben has given concerts in Armenia, Croatia, Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Malta, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Belarus.
Ruben has already participated in a number of international competitions.
Mery Musinyan kanon
Mery Musinyan was born in Yerevan. At the age of six she started her studies at Spendiaryan Music School, class of Honored Pedagogue of the Republic of Armenia, Professor Tsovinar Hovhannisyan. Since 2014, Mary has been a member of the “New Names” program in Armenia. She gperformed in the USA, Spain, Sweden, France, Malta, Austria, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Lebanon, and Tunisia. Mery Musinyan is a Grand Prix winner at the Krasnoyarsk Musical Competition (Russia, 2016) and took the 1st place at the Delphic Games the same year.
She was featured at the Russian National TV Show "Best of All." And the next year she starred in the famous Don Francisco's TV Show Siempre Niños (Miami, 2017). In Moscow, she participated in the festival of "melodics of generation" with the Russian Presidential Symphony Orchestra, and later this year was an artist of Armenian Culture Days in Japan and China, where she also performed solo recitals.
LUYS Armenian Vocal Quintet
The vocal quintet LUYS (meaning “Light”) was founded in 2002 and consists of five Armenian feminine voices: soprano – Hasmik Baghdasaryan and Mariam Mailyan, alto – Marine Nazaryan, Sofya Konjoyan and Shahane Zalyan. LUYS repertoire features Armenian medieval spiritual songs, pieces from Divine Liturgy, folk songs, songs arranged by Komitas (1869-1935), and works by contemporary Armenian composers.
LUYS quintet is a regular guest of prestigious international festivals, including performances at numerous international festivals: Musica Insieme and Amici della Musica in Italy; Internationale Musiktage Dom zu Speier, A Cappella Music Festival, and Musicfest Stuttgart in Germany. At the Venezia in Musica Competition and Festival in Italy, LUYS got two Golden Diplomas for Spiritual and Folk Song nominations.LUYS Vocal Quintet toured across Armenia and performed abroad in Italy, Germany, Austria, England, Switzerland, Canada, and Australia.