Andranik Berberyan`s music performed at opening ceremony of 60th  European Karate Championship

ArmInfo.  The music for the opening ceremony of the 60th European Karate Championship among adults, which will be held in Yerevan, was written by composer and music producer Andranik Berberyan.

The official European Karate Championship among adults is being held  for the first time in Yerevan at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and  Concert Complex from May 7 to May 11. About 1,000 athletes from 54  countries are taking part in the event. In addition, the President of  the World and European Karate Federation (WKF) Antonio Espinos, as  well as a number of high-ranking officials from various countries,  will arrive in Yerevan.

As Berberyan emphasized, the European Karate Championship is a  significant event in terms of its scale.  "It was important for me  that the music reflected the psychological tension and solemnity of  this sport. This project allows us to create a unique musical  approach that will reflect the essence of the event and will have a  direct connection with all the elements of the production," the  composer noted, as quoted by the press service of the European  Championship organizers. 

As the press service recalled, this is not the first time Andranik  Berberyan has worked on large-scale projects. In 2021, he wrote a  song for an event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Armenia's  independence, and in 2022, he created music for a visualized material  about Armenia's participation in an exhibition in Dubai. In 2023, he  also wrote music for the opening ceremony of the European  Weightlifting Championships. In addition, Berberyan is the author of  music for the gala concert of the 33rd annual meeting and business  forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),  and the composer was previously awarded the Composer of the Year  award at the Khazer Armenian Music Awards, for which he also created  the musical design.