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Docunight #55 [Calgary]: October 13, 1937 Time 03/04/2019 19:00:00 to 04/04/2019 21:00:00 Address University of Calgary, University Drive Northwest, Calgary, AB, Canada Tickets Admission ticket C$10 Advertise Here!

October 13, 1937 Directed by: Baktash Abtin 2018 / 67 mins Persian with English Subtitles

'October 13, 1937' is a documentary about Iranian- Armenian maestro Loris Tjeknavorian, an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He is one of the most celebrated cultural figures in Armenia and Iran. As one of the leading conductors of his generation, he has led international orchestras throughout the world: in Austria, UK, United States’ Canada, Hungary, Copenhagen, Iran, Finland, USSR, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Denmark, and Israel. His compositions have been performed by major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra Helsinki, American Symphony Orchestra in New York, Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Mexico Symphony Orchestra, London Percussion Virtuosi, Strasbourg Percussion Ensemble and English Chamber Orchestra.

Tjeknavorian himself said the film is about a mad person, and "I have always said that the mad people make the world and the wise ruin it".

"When I was told they were going to make a film about me I was afraid, since we are all making changes every day, I never thought about the replies to the questions in this film and gave the responses immediately. I am still a child and I never want to leave this childhood of mine because that world would have no pleasure for me."

In 1963, Professor Carl Orff granted Loris Tjeknavorian a scholarship, which allowed him to reside in Salzburg and to

www.eventyab.com [email protected] Page 1/2 complete his opera, Rostam and Sohrab, based on a story from the epic Shahnameh.