On May 13, an Armenian Classical Music concert was held in the Chinese city of Tianjin, as reported the Armenian community of China to Hayern Aysor.
The concert featured performances of the works of Komitas, Spendiaryan, Khachaturian, Baghdasaryan, Babajanyan and Stepanyan.
During the concert, director of the Secrets of Armenia Project and representative of the Executive Body of the Armenian Community Mikayel Hayrapetyan performed the works of notable 20thcentury composer Aro Stepanyan for the first time. The concert was organized by Mikayel Hayrapetyan’s Secrets of Armenia Project and the Armenian Community of China.
The Armenian Community of China is active. It is worth mentioning that the Armenians of China bring Armenians together, promote preservation of the Armenian identity in the Far East, allocate scholarships to Chinese students to study in Armenia and conduct studies on the history of the Armenian presence in China along with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The activities of the Armenian Student Association of China, the Online Conference of Armenian Researchers and Students and other activities are also worth mentioning.