Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra (ASSO) was founded in 2005 as the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia. Orchestra’s Founder Sergey Smbatyan, who is also its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, united young and talented musicians.

The Orchestra has performed with numerous concerts both of Armenia and beyond its borders. It has performed in the most famous concert halls of Germany, France, Russia, Belgium, China, Netherlands, Italy, Lebanon and other countries, such as Opera Garnier (Paris), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Dr. Anton Philipszaal (Hague), Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels), P.Tchaikovsky Philharmonic Concert Hall and Conservatory Great Concert Hall (Moscow), etc.

With close-creative relations with the masters of the world stage Valery Gergiev, Krzysztof Penderecki, Vladimir Spivakov, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Matsuev, Vadim Repin, Vag Papyan, Boris Berezovsky and many others the Orchestra has reached new heights in the music industry.