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Lilit Pipoyan, Anush Ter-MinasyanLilit Pipoyan, musician and composer, is also an architectural theorist. She is friends with architect Anush Ter-Minasyan for over three decades. They can’t imagine their life and friendship without humor…
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Artur Shahnazaryan and Gagik GhazanchyanComposer, Komitas expert Artur Shahnazaryan and painter Gagik Ghazanchyan are friends since childhood. They have hard time to remember when their friendship started…. Gagik Ghazanchyan remembers that Artur used to be the most precise archer among his friends and later became a “precise” musician. Jokes are that they will still manage to teach each other music and painting. Artur Shahnazaryan thinks that friendship is as needed as then music is. There is no life without song and friendship…. |
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Davit Hakobyan and Aram GrigoryanStage director, artist Davit Hakobyan and Aram Grigoryan often joke that they are friends since immemorial days; they were fifth graders attending the school of fine arts. Very quickly they got close and are inseparable up to day. Davit considers Aram the first and the biggest critic of his works. Aram, in his turn, is delighted in his friend’s great dedication to art. To both of them, friendship is a huge gift to be cherished. |
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Father Kyuregh Talyan, Sargis MargaryanFor Father Kyuregh Talyan and engineer-geologist Sargis Margaryan, the highest expression of friendship is the willingness to sacrifice. Sargis Margaryan considers it a big honor to be the friend of Father Kyuregh. He gladly accepted the offer of the priest to wear a suplice at the Divine Liturgy. They both consider this friendship as a gift of providence… |
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Artyom Vardanyan and Mher MelkonyanArtyom Vardanyan and Mher Melkonyan are friends for 30 years now. Artyom returned to Armenia after living in Netherlands for many years and fulfilled his old-time dream of establishing a zoo. His friendship with Mher, going back as far as their student years, has now turned into a family friendship – Artyom is the Godfather of Mher’s children. |
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Tariel Hakobyan and Robert MatosyanThe friendship between Robert Matosyan, film critic, and Tariel Hakobyan, sculptor, started from 1960-s, while still being students. The dormitory of students is a unique environment, originating so many friendships to continue thereafter.... Today, Robert Matosyan is the editor-in-chief of "Film" magazine, and Tariel Hakobyan is a professor in the Academy of Fine Arts. Both are keen on transferring their experience and warmth to the younger generation... |
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Narek Hartunian and Vahan ArtsruniThe friendship between composer Vahan Artsruni and Narek Hartunian, founder of Narekatsi Art Union, is a road so simple, selfless, but sometimes full of barriers. A number of creations were born throughout that road, e.g. "Komitas: Ten Revelations", "Mashtots Sacred Pearls" by Vahan Artsruni... The main purpose of the friendship for two artsits is self-knowledge... |
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Samvel Sevada, Babken MkhitaryanPainter Samvel Sevada and Babken Mkhitaryan, Director of Abovyan Musical School, are friends for three decades now, despite their likes and dislikes, and as they say jokingly, their age difference... They have a very useful and quite sustainable habit -- once a year they go somewhere out of the city and share who was 'offended' of what, leave all the negative energy behind and return. The camera of "Two Friends" TV series, this time has followed them... |
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Sona Banoyan and Lyudwig AvetisyanSona Banoyan, Merited Artist of RA, and Lyudwig Avetisyan, painter, are friends for 40 years. Presently, Sona Banoyan is practicing tapestry and batik, and Lyudwig Avetisyan has started to work, apart from fine arts, with metal too. They jokingly note, that even marriage could not hinder their friendship... |
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Mais Mkhitaryan and Grigor MovsisyanThe painter Mais Mkhitaryan moved to Armenia in 90-ies. His biggest achievement is his friends. To him, friendship is a path to self-cognition. He met the economist Grigor Movsisyan at the presentation of the book "Sayat Nova". It was Mais Mkhitaryan to illustrate the book... |
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Tigran Durgaryan and Hakob AbrahamyanThe NGO "Pyunik" (phoenix) for people with disabilities was established in Armenia after the earthquake of 1988, by a group of devotees. This is were Tigran Durgaryan and Hakob Abrahamyan met. Tigran Durgaryan is an orthopedic technician and Hakob Abrahamyan is the president of NGO “Pyunik”. Their commitment to helping people united them. What Hakob values most in Tigran is his openness and straightforwardness, while Tigran appreciates Hakob’s singlemindedness and states lovingly that he has so much to learn from his friend… |
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Sona Hovhannisyan, Manushak TitanyanThe friendship between Sona Hovhannisyan, artistic director of Hover Chamber Choir, and Manushak Titanyan, restorеr-architect, started while singing in children choir. As a child, they grew up and were formed in the same environment. When common system of values, the same interests and mutual commitment is shared, then the friendship is fast and unurged. Manushak values creative thinking and uncompromising stand Sona has, while for Sona Manushak is a warm and dear soul… |
