
Conductor Sergey Smbatyan Arrested for Fraud & Suspended from Malta Philharmonic
Sergey Smbatyan, Principal Conductor of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, and his father have been arrested for large-scale fraud in Armenia. Smatyna’s father is the former ambassador of Armenia to Israel and had previously been accused of abuse of power and money laundering. According to reports, the General Prosecutor’s Office alleges that Smbatyan’s actions led to a loss of one billion {…}