Armenia's foremost living composer's 80th anniversary is celebrated during a gala concert featuring several of Tigran Mansurian's masterworks, along with the works of his close friends Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke, and Valentin Silvestrov. The concert follows the day-long "East and West: Search for Meeting Point" Symposium.
Featured guest artists include Principal Clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and UCLA faculty Boris Allakhverdyan, Artur Avanesov (piano), VEM String Quartet, Danielle Segen (mezzo-soprano), UCLA Camarades, Antonio Lysy (cello), Varty Manouelian (violin), Movses Pogossian (violin), Miroslava Khomik (violin), Tiffany Wee (violin), James Lent (piano), Seraphic Fire/UCLA Ensemble Artists, James Bass.