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Youth Orchestra2nd International Festival of Aram Khachaturian was finalized. Over the last months a number of concerts, master classes were held, many known and unknown musicians had concerts in Yerevan within the scope of the festival. Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke about the significance of the festival bearing the name of the great Armenian composer, as well as the activities of the Youth Orchestra, with the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan. |
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Gospel of Mark 1. 29-39“But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. And he healed many that were sick of diverse diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him”. |
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guest: Hripsime KirakosyanRev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian hosts Hripsime Kirakosyan, Founder and President of Mission Armenia NGO. |
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Gospel of Mark 1. 21-28“And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught”. What city Capernaum was, who and what was Christ teaching? Father Markos Mangasaryan provides explanations. |
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Parajanov Year2014 was declared the year of Parajanov. His 90th anniversary is soon to come. What did 2014 bring to the protection of his artistic heritage and the recognition of his works? Hayk Hambardzumyan’s interlocutor is Zaven Sargsyan, Director of Sergei Parajanov Museum, photographer. |
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guest: Bishop Bagrat GalstanyanIn 2015, to mark the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Apostolic Church will canonize the victims of the Genocide. Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian hosts Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan, the Director of the Office on Ecclesiastical Liturgical Issues of the Mother See. His Holiness addresses the canonization order of the Armenian Church and the issues related to its restoration. |
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Gospel of Mark 1.14 – 20“After John was put in prison Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God and saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel.” |
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The Art of Eduard IssabekyanA unique combination of multi-genreness, monumental historicness and chamber, imagery of portraits and self-portraitsm, inborn talent and high-level mastery. This is how the art critics describe national painter Eduard Issabekyan’s painting. |
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Gospel of Mark 1.9 – 13“Jesus came from town Nazareth and was baptized by John in the river Jordan”. |
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guest: Hripsime GrigoryanThe very first pages of the Scripture presents the creation of man through the establishment of family, the union of a woman and a man. It is further followed by the blessing of the Lord – grow and be multiplied. However, in the present days, infertility is a serious problem in the world, including in Armenia. Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian hosts Gynaecologist-Reproductology Specialist Hripsime Grigoryan. She addresses the reasons, prevention and treatment methods of infertility. |
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Daniel Varoujan and the Fate of Western Armenian Poetry“Daniel Varoujan is one of the greatest glories of our lyric history, if not the greatest one”, - this is how the poet and literary critc Hakob Oshakan describes one of the most prominent poets of Western Armenian poetry. Daniel Varoujan is extinguished among the Western Armenian literary-cultural figures, who were victims to the Genocide, with his poetic image, a unique aesthetics and world perception. Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke about the fate of the poetry of the great poet, and generally, about the Western Armenian poetry, with writer, literary critic Grigor Pltian. |
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Gospel of Mark 1.4 – 8John was baptizing in the desert and preaching baptism of rependance for the forgiveness of sins. He was preaching and saying that there was one to come after him and would be more powerful than me. I baptized you in water, while He would baptize you in the Holy Spirit. |