Yerevan Music Week: Dark Jazz Concert
September 22, 2025
At Yerevan Music Week, Mard Mutantar unfolded as a ritual in sound — a research-driven project born at Notations Lab #1, where improvisation turned into sacrament.
State Philharmonia of Armenia
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The performance traced beauty in solitude and nostalgia, finding light by embracing shadow. On stage, voices, instruments & visuals from distant worlds came together:
  • Lerk
    voice
  • Tigran Suchyan (Toti)
    trumpet
  • Abgar Alaverdyan
    bass
  • Hamlet Grigoryan
    drums
  • Andriesh Gandrabur
    guitar
  • Hovhannes Hovhannisyan
    cello
  • Nikola Chen
    electronica
  • Vardan Harutyunyan VHS
    keyboards
  • Mileta Ghazanchyan
    synths
  • Lusine MLKE-Galstyan
    flute, voice
  • Gevorg Grigoryan
    visuals
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Zvartnots International Airport of Yerevan

Zvartnots International Airport of Yerevan is the main air gate of the Republic of Armenia, which has been operating since 1961.
Keron Foundation

Keron Foundation creates a vibrant environment by supporting infrastructure development projects and engaging passionate and proactive professionals from around the world to drive transformative changes in Armenia. By fostering Armenia’s global awareness and competitiveness they aim to drive sustainable prosperity and progress for the country.

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Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC) after Komitas was founded in 1921 as a music studio and re-founded two years later as a higher musical education institution.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Armenian professional performing culture was shaped. It was represented by the graduates of Russian and European conservatories. Violinist Hovhanness Nalbandyan, (St. Petersburg Conservatory and Berlin Musikhochschule), singer M.Akimova (Leipzig Conservatory), musicologist M.Aghayan (St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories), singer A.Shahmuradyan (Conservatoire de Paris) etc.

The founder and first rector of conservatory was famous Armenian composer and widely educated musician and public figure Romanos Melikyan (Saints-Petersburg Conservatory graduate)

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