In this new episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Ani Sazhumyan, the communication manager of Khachaturian International Festival (Armenia).

The music festival runs from 6 till 20 December 2022.

Established in 2013 with the efforts of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Sergey Smbatyan, the annual festival hosts in the capital city of Yerevan world-renowned and beloved classical artists to co-create an inspiring ambience of cross-cultural dialogue through music, as well as to raise the awareness of Aram Khachaturian’s composing legacy with their performances. John Malkovich, Zakhar Bron, Maxim Vengerov, Sergey Khachatryan, Mayu Kishima, Ning Feng, Boris Berezovsky, Gloria Campaner, Alexander Romanovsky, Narek Hakhnazaryan and many others have been among the brightest stars to light up Khachaturian,s musical universe  throughout the history of the festival.