NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 15, 2026 | YEREVAN, ARMENIA
NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 15, 2026
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
TWENTY DAYS
OF MUSIC IN YEREVAN
TWENTY DAYS
OF MUSIC IN YEREVAN
Symphonic and chamber concerts, educational programs for
young people and children, and cultural meetings and discussions.
WHERE KHACHATURIAN’S MUSIC MEETS THE WORLD
For 20 days, the 14th Khachaturian International Festival fills Yerevan with symphonic and chamber concerts, educational programs for young people and children, and cultural meetings and discussions.
Internationally acclaimed musicians join the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. Khachaturian’s own music sits at the centre, in conversation with Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Terterian and Tolib Shakhidi.
The festival is a meeting point for Armenian and international musical culture — and a fresh look at a living heritage.
Organized by the Aram Khachaturian Cultural Foundation.
Organized by the Aram Khachaturian
Cultural Foundation.
A member of the European Festivals Association (EFA).
A member of the European
Festivals Association (EFA).
2026 FESTIVAL PROGRAM
The festival presents a series of concerts throughout Yerevan, bringing together internationally acclaimed soloists, composers and musicians.
Nov 26
Opening Concert
Nov 27
Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
Dec 9
Tolib Shakhidi and Aram Khachaturian
Dec 15
Closing Concert
NOVEMBER 26 · 7:30 PM
OPENING CONCERT
RACHMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTOS — NOS. 1 & 3
The festival opens with the first of two evenings dedicated to Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos, exploring the composer’s evolution from the creativity of his early period to the virtuosity and emotional depth of his mature works.
Soloist: Eva Gevorgyan, piano
Orchestra: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Venue: Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
PROGRAM
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
NOVEMBER 27 · 7:30 PM
RACHMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTOS — NOS. 2 & 4
The second evening continues the Rachmaninoff journey with Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 and the celebrated Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Soloist: Eva Gevorgyan, piano
Orchestra: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Venue: Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
PROGRAM
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor
I. Allegro vivace
II. Largo
III. Allegro vivace
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
I. Moderato
II. Adagio sostenuto
III. Allegro scherzando
DECEMBER 9 · 7:30 PM
TOLIB SHAKHIDI AND ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Taj Mahal Symphonic Raga · Viola Concerto · The Bell Symphony
Works by contemporary composer Tolib Shakhidi and Aram Khachaturian bring together the colours of Eastern musical traditions, virtuosic artistry and the power of symphonic sound on one stage.
Soloist: Timothy Ridout, viola
Orchestra: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Venue: Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
PROGRAM
Tolib Shakhidi — Taj Mahal Symphonic Raga
Tolib Shakhidi — Viola Concerto
Intermission
Aram Khachaturian — Symphony No. 2 in E Minor (The Bell Symphony)
I. Andante maestoso
II. Allegro risoluto
III. Andante sostenuto
IV. Andante mosso – Allegro sostenuto. Maestoso
DECEMBER 15 · 7:30 PM
TOLIB SHAKHIDI AND ARAM KHACHATURIAN
CLOSING CONCERT
KHACHATURIAN · SHOSTAKOVICH · TERTERIAN
The festival closes with works by Aram Khachaturian, Dmitri Shostakovich and Avet Terterian, performed by pianist Alexander Malofeev and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.
The evening is dedicated to the memory of renowned Armenian musicologist Professor Irina Tigranova.
Soloist: Alexander Malofeev, piano
Trumpet solo: Tigran Avagyan
Orchestra: Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sergey Smbatyan
Venue: Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall
PROGRAM
Aram Khachaturian — Triumphal Poem
Dmitri Shostakovich — Festive Overture, Op. 96
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35
Trumpet solo: Tigran Avagyan
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
Intermission
Avet Terterian — Symphony No. 3
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