Five in Two: a classical music marathon by bus from Yerevan

Five in Two, a project run with the charity My Forest Armenia, is a classical music marathon: five concerts over two days in five Armenian towns, with audience and musicians on the same bus. The performers are the violinist Anush Nikoghosyan and the pianist Sona Barseghyan.

Programme

On 6 November: Sunrise in Yerevan at the Aram Khachaturian House-Museum at 11:45, New Times in Vagharshapat at 15:00 and Romance in Ashtarak at 18:00; the day is dedicated to Alexander Spendiaryan's 155th anniversary. On 7 November: Apricot Tree in Vanadzor at 12:00, a visit to a tree nursery in Gugark, and a Spring Gala at UWC Dilijan at 17:00, both concerts with live painting. The music is by Respighi, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Baghdasaryan, Shostakovich, Spendiaryan, Khachaturian, Bartók, Clara Schumann, Kreisler, Fauré, Komitas and Beethoven.

When and how much

On both days the bus leaves Yerevan from beside the Matenadaran at 09:00. A ticket is 10,000 drams for each day, on EventHub. The Yerevan Opera marks Spendiaryan's 155th too, on 1 November, with an anniversary evening.