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Şahan Arzruni, one of the prominent artists to have emerged from the Armenian community of Istanbul, has passed away. Arzruni was found dead at his home in New York. The cause of his death is unknown.

Composer, arranger, and pianist Ari Aliciyan has released A Centenary Tribute, an album he prepared to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Khachatur Avetisyan, one of the important composers of Armenian music. Consisting of eight pieces, the album reinterprets Avetisyan’s works through the distinctive sounds of piano, qanun, oud, and classical kemenche.