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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: "Yerevan Perspectives" International Festival launches its autumn concerts. Russian classical pianist Evgeny Igorevitch Kissin is scheduled to have come forth with in Aram Khachatryan concert hall on September 27 within the framework of the festival. As ''Yerevan Perspectives'' festival manager Sona Hovhannisyan told in the briefing with Armenpress, still seven years before they sent invitation to Kissin manager whereupon the message went unanswered. By the years festival reputation grew and already in 2008 Kissin personally asserted contacts with festival authority and stated he will visit Armenia four years later. We waited patiently as it was really a turning point concert for us'' Hovhannisyan stated. Festival manger noted the format of the concert was determined by the musician. ''He chose a solo concert version and he is set to perform works of Hayden, Shubert, and Beethoven ''the interlocutor noted. Renowned pianist Kissin received the great deal of most prestigious awards in the sphere, including two Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) in 2006 and 2009 .