The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, the national symphony orchestra of Armenia, was founded by the esteemed Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan in 2005, initially known as the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia. It officially assumed the name Armenian State Symphony Orchestra in 2018, with Smbatyan continuing to serve as the orchestra's artistic director and principal conductor as of 2020. Concert videos from the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra are now available on Symphony.live.
Now a celebrated symphony orchestra at home and overseas, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra emerged from a group of devout enthusiasts of classical music with the shared vision of championing spiritual excellence through music and upholding the musical traditions of their native Armenia. Reputed to have a finely distinct quality of sound and emotionally charged performance style, the orchestra has long become an awaited guest in leading concert halls around the world.
The orchestra performs over 50 concerts in Armenia and across the world annually. The rich and diverse repertoire of the orchestra covers multiple genres and performance formats, ranging from symphonies to ballet and opera music to symphonic arrangements of popular and cinematic music or jazz interpretations of classical music. Along with recurrent debut performances of great masterpieces from the world heritage of classical music, the orchestra places considerable importance in exposing contemporary and young composers as well, featuring new works in its mainstream programming throughout concert seasons. Together with its Founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Sergey Smbatyan, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra has established four annual classical music festivals, hosting in Armenia a multitude of internationally renowned virtuoso performers and conductors over the years․
By its belief in the meaningful dialogue between classical music and modern technologies, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra is profiled as a highly tech-driven and innovative orchestra, with a perpetual pursuit of experimental diversity by leveraging AI and other high-tech solutions in its artistic endeavors.
The orchestra has a growing input in the education of young people in Armenia. Through its education program, the orchestra strives to incite curiosity, understanding, and liking for classical music among high school students and is designed to bring the youth and high-quality musical art closer together and share entertaining knowledge about classical music.
With a committed awareness of its social responsibility, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra ensures the cultural engagement of vulnerable social groups by regularly issuing invitations and making available complimentary attendances to the orchestra’s performances, along with involving in charity concerts and events for fundraising purposes.
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Sargis Balbabyan
General Director - Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
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Valentin Silvestrov's Ninth premieres at the Penderecki Contemporary Classics' Festival with Sergey Smbatyan and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.
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The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra performs the Second Symphony, 'The Fate of Man', by Yerevan-born composer and violinist John Ter-Tadevosyan.
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What is often hailed as Shostakovich's greatest symphony is performed by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan.
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Tchaikovsky's glorious Symphony No. 4, with its profound exploration of fate and humanity, is performed at London's Cadogan Hall.
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From Yerevan's Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall comes an emotionally gripping performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12.
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Sergey Smbatyan conducts the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, performing excerpts from Aram Khachaturian's classic ballets 'Spartacus' and 'Gayane'.
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Payare is joined by soprano Hannigan in a diverse program crested by a performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
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Nathalie Stutzmann transports you to a dusky, foreboding realm, where hope and light are at perpetual odd with fierce storms and undulating shadows.
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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos takes center-stage for a Brahms' Violin Concerto, followed by Beethoven's 'Pastorale' Symphony conducted by Daniel Harding.
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A performance driven by a transformative energy where we explore Honegger's third as well as Brahms' fourth and final symphony.
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Semyon Bychkov is joined by Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov in this double-bill of modern Russian classics.
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Enjoy the majestic orchestra and conductor while they perform a fearless rendition of Bruckner's Symphony No. 6.
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Schubert's lyrical 'Unfinished' 8th Symphony leads off this charismatic concert and concludes by featuring Anton Bruckner's sacred 9th.