YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition that opened on March 31 in the National Library of Armenia was dedicated to painter Martiros Sarian's 125th and RA People's Artist, composer Ghazaros Sarian's 85th anniversaries. Works dedicated to Sarians' life and activity, books published in Russian and English languages and photographs were represented at the exhibition. Martiros Sarian was one of the leading painters representing the art of the 20th century. He was one of the greatest figures of not only Armenian but also world painting," David Sargsian, Director of the National Library of Armenia, mentioned. According to D.Sargsian, the painter created a peculiar background full of Sarian's original colors and shades. Ghazaros Sarian has been the chief of Yerevan Conservatoire after Komitas for almost 26 years. In this period the Conservatoire gave a generation, which is the basis of the music art. Gh.Sarian's "Hayastan" ("Armenia") symphonic work created by the motives of the canvases of his father, Martiros Sarian, is especially famous. The Armenian Cultural Center of the city of Salonika (Greece) was named after the composer.

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