The 3rd Yerevan International Flute Festival will bring together internationally acclaimed flutists, musicologists and students from nine countries across Europe and Asia in the Armenian capital on November 1–7. Organized by the State Philharmonia of Armenia and the international project “Flute Bridges,” the seven-day festival is one of the major events in Armenia’s musical calendar and the largest flute-focused event in the country and the region. The programme includes three concerts, scheduled for November 4, 5 and 7, featuring internationally renowned musicians, as well as more than 100 masterclasses, lectures and creative meetings. The concerts will take place at the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, while the other festival events will be hosted at the concert venues of the State Philharmonia of Armenia. The opening concert will be conducted by Narek Hakhnazaryan, Honored Artist of Armenia and renowned cellist and conductor. Narek Avagyan, principal flutist of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, will also appear as a conductor. Among the festival participants are internationally acclaimed flutists Vincent Lucas (France), Silvia Careddu and Riccardo Cellacchi (Italy), Felix Renggli and Evgenia Spalinger (Switzerland), Maria Fedotova and Vasilisa Melnikova (Russia), Zofia Lazar and Benedek Csalog (Hungary), Erzhan Kushanov (Kazakhstan), Zara Parvanyan (Armenia/Russia), Elen Virabyan (Armenia/Russia), Narek Avagyan and Arman Abrahamyan (Armenia). Particular attention will be given to Elen Virabyan, who won third prize at the 2026 Eurovision Young Musicians international competition, representing Armenia. The soloists will perform with the KVart Chamber Orchestra, presenting different flute-playing traditions and interpretations. One of the festival’s distinctive features is its focus on less commonly performed types of flutes. For the first time in Armenia, audiences will have the opportunity to hear the bass flute and the Baroque transverse flute, or traverso. The concert programmes will also feature alto and piccolo flutes, alongside several Armenian premieres of musical works. The festival’s founder and artistic director is Vardan Virabyan, with Elen Virabyan as co-founder. Narek Avagyan and Zara Parvanyan are co-organizers. Bringing together musical cultures, performance traditions and generations from East and West, the festival has been described in an international publication as “a flute bridge between Asia and Europe, the West and the East.” The festival is supported by O2 Gardens plant shop and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The organizers say the event aims to provide a platform for musical discovery, professional exchange and intercultural cooperation, positioning Yerevan as a meeting point for the international flute community during the first week of November.