On 11th of February in the national Academic Theatre after Alexander Spendaryan an exclusive concert of the world famous Italian orchestra "Venetian Soloists» (I Solisti Veneti) took place in Yerevan. The program was held in Armenia thanks to charitable foundation "Gagik Tsarukyan” and the Italian Embassy in Armenia.

Soloists from the orchestra led by director Claudio Shimone, and accompanied by an Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Italian Ambassador Bruno Scapini were received by the president of “Prosperous Armenia” party Gagik Tsarukyan. Maestro Claudio Shimone held more than 5 thousand concerts in 80 countries. Director is known not only by performing the works of classical musicians, but also by performing modern composers.