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YEREVAN, AUGUST 16, ARMENPRESS: World composer singer Charles Aznavour arrived Georgia and had a meeting there with Tbilisi Armenian community on August 15. As Armenpress reports citing Georgian ‘’Rustavi 2’’, French Armenian singer is set to partake in the opening concert of ‘’Rabat’’ restored castle in Akhaltskha.
This is Aznavour’s third visit to Georgia, yet as visit initiator, concert organizer Eastern Promotion company head Kakha Kandelaky told Georgia Online, this is the first time world famous chansonnier is going to come up with a concert.
Jazz performer Beka Gochaishvili is scheduled to open the concert program on 20:00 pm, Aznavour concert is going to follow it 45 minutes later.
Big screens are installed in connection with his arrival, on which the concert will be performed by live version. Georgian ‘’Rustavi 2’’ TV channel will demonstrate a part of the concert by air live. Aznavour arrived Georgia accompanied by 22 musicians. In accordance with the agreement he will sing 1, 5 hours.
Aznavour’s concert due in Akhaltskha is not accidental; the singer’s father was born here. His parents emigrated to France and had intentions to leave for USA, however not getting visa, were forced to stay in France.
Previous week Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visited a newly built ‘’Rabat’’ castle calling it the country's cultural heritage crown.