“Let us appreciate people while they are living”
Today the Armenian people bade their last farewell to one of the brightest figures of the XX century - renowned composer and conductor Ohan Durian.
No one who has ever heard the music of the great Maestro can remain indifferent to this loss.
When the offended conductor left Armenia, we all thought we were left orphans. Today we are really orphaned.
The music of Durian's "speaking hands" will accompany his admirers all their lives.
The public memorial service for Ohan Durian took place in the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre on January 10. Gathered at the theater were outstanding Armenian artists, representatives of political parties and parliamentarians, Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who invited the Maestro from France to head the orchestra of the Opera House during his tenure of office.
Amenia's first lady Rita Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan and Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Gagik Tsarukyan were present at the farewell ceremony.
The Maestro was buried in Komitas Pantheon to the music of Mozart.
In his farewell speech, a family friend, Vahan Vardapetyan called on the Armenian people to appreciate people while they are living.
Ohan Duryan passed away on January 6 at the age of 88.
Today, Armenian Embassy in France and French community in Armenia have expressed their deepest condolences on the death of great musician and conductor Ohan Durian.
