Fagot, clarinet, flute and piano, without the artistic director (video)
The original brass-piano quartet, named after Alexander Harutyunyan, was created in 2014 but it already has a history. "Adjustments of the compositions played in the first concert was made by the composer Avetis Berberyan. After this concert, surprisingly numerous composers expressed their desire to write compositions for our quartet, "says clarinetist David Gyulamiryan. The State Youth Orchestra of Armenia has no artistic director. Musicians are good friends. The idea of creating a quartet was given by pianist Lilit Zakaryan. "Besides the fact that we are good friends, our tools are very harmonious. Music professionals know exactly how harmoniously the piano, clarinet, and flute sound, "says David. The performance of the 5th Aram Khachaturian International Festival at the Aivazovsky Hall of the National Gallery of Armenia was had a great importance for the quartet as they were going to play musical compositions written for them by the Armenian modern composers first time. More details are in the video.
