ART THROUGH MUSIC SERIES: VISIONS AT THE GALLERY / Blumine Gallery

ART THROUGH MUSIC SERIES:

VISIONS AT THE GALLERY

Sunday (11 May 2025), 4 pm

The Singapore-based Armenian cellist Khachatur Khachatryan has done it again. His Blumine Gallery went on the road to the 28 Scotts residence of Tedd Joselson to present a concert of solo cello music, to be enjoyed alongside a show of paintings by John Bellany, Vardan Gabrielyan, Nelli Gevorgyan and Jose Martinez.

There was more than an hour of music with Khachatur highlighting the high society event with J.S.Bach and original music of his, and pianist Chiam Zhibin celebrating Maurice Ravel's 150th birth anniversary with short pieces. Here are the photos from another Sunday afternoon bathed in high art and music.

Musique du jour

Khachatur addresses the audience

J.S.Bach Cello Suite No.5
in C minor, played specially for you.

Ravel's Pavane pour un infante defunte
and Jeux d'eau from Chiam Zhibin.

Khachatur performs his own cello suite,
Behind A Canvas in seven movements.

You cannot get more intimate
music than this.

Pictures at an Exhibition
sans Viktor Hartmann & Mussorgsky 

John Bellany

The Ancient Marriner & Still life
by John Bellany

The triptych Birth of the God of the Sun
by Vardan Gabrielyan,
also the top-priced items.

Khachatur's Barcarolle was inspired
by Jose Martinez's Venice.

More from Jose Martinez,
New York City and Paris.

Art pieces by
Nelli Gevorgyan.

Nelli Gevorgyan expresses
"I Love You" in this cardiac-inspired work.  

To inquire about these art pieces,

Check out Khachatur's 

Blumine Gallery here:

https://bluminegallery.com/

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION @ BLUMINE GALLERY

ART THROUGH MUSIC SERIES

Khachatur Khachatryan, Cello

Blumine Galley, 29 Kreta Ayer Road

Tuesday (21 January 2025)

Okay, its not exactly Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and nobody died. It is instead an interesting experiment of music and art by the Armenian cellist Khachatur Khachtryan at his Blumine Gallery on 29 Kreta Ayer Road. Part of Singapore Art Week, its premise is simple: KK performs three original solo cello works in response to three art pieces in his gallery.

The pieces included A Moment and Bustling, an aural representation of two modern impressionist paintings by Jose Martinez depicting street scenes in Paris and New York City. These are contrasting pieces, the first with the relaxed quality of a song, and the other a busy and hectic scherzo that taxes the full capabilities of cello technique.

The scores are pieces of art too.

The last work, Highland Song, was in response to his compatriot Vardan Gabrielyan whose triptych on the birth of the sun is based on Armenian folk culture and the early cult of paganism. Drones are heard in this rustic work through modern sensibilities.

After the performance, guests were treated to moscato and fruit skewers and a little tour around the gallery to view further works by Tadas Zaicikas, Anne Dias and others. All the works on display are for sale.

Mermaid by Tanya.

Can't afford a Basquiat?
This will do nicely.

Less expensive than Warhol.

Tickets for this event which continues on 23 January and 4 February are available at:

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/art-through-music-series-experience-masterpieces-with-classical-music-tickets-1123770240039