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The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 2006 by conductor Sergey Smbatyan, who serves as its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. The orchestra is recognized for its innovative concert programs and its active role in popularizing classical music among the younger generation in Armenia. The orchestra performs more than 50 concerts annually both domestically and internationally. Its repertoire spans multiple genres and formats, including symphonic works, ballet, and opera, as well as cinematic scores and jazz interpretations of classical compositions. Alongside the standard classical canon, the orchestra regularly incorporates works by contemporary and emerging composers into its primary concert seasons. The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra has collaborated with several contemporary composers, performing and premiering works by Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Karl Jenkins, Giya Kancheli, and Tigran Mansuryan. The ensemble has also performed under the direction of conductors such as Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Spivakov. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
