The Lisbon Chamber Ensemble string quartet,comprised of musicians from the Gulbenkian Orchestra, accompanied by the clarinettist Esther Georgie from the same Orchestra,and the Dellalian Trio, play a series of chamber works by Tigran Mansurian. Over the course of his life, Tigran Mansurian has composed orchestral works, chamber, choral and vocal music. He is considered the most important contemporary Armenian composer.

Dellalian Trio
Nariné Dellalian, Violin 
Levon Mouradian, Cello
Marina Dellalyan, Piano

With Esther Georgie, Clarinet

Lisbon Chamber Ensemble
Bin Chao, Violin
Jorge Teixeira, Violin
Lu Zheng, Viola
Varoujan Bartikian, Cello

Tigran Mansurian
Testament for string quartet
Agnus Dei
Five Bagatelles
String Quartet nº. 1

Discussion with Tigran Mansurian

6 april, 16:00 – Auditorium 3, Main Building

Tigran Mansurian @Svetlana Nersesyan

Tigran Mansurian
An Armenian born in Beirut, Lebanon,Tigran Mansurian moved to Soviet Armeniain 1947 with his family as a young boy. He came to be recognised as one of the precursors of contemporary music in the USSR and the first to introduce modern composition techniques to Soviet Armenia. As a composer of orchestral works, chamber, choir and vocal music, his work is known worldwide.

The discussion with Miguel Sobral Cid, Deputy-Director of the Foundation’s Music Service, will have consecutive translation between Armenian and Portuguese.