Music

On a December afternoon we meet Ara Malikyan. The place is The View – the restaurant with the best view in Sofia. Ara looks like a pirate. His eyes sparkle, his hair and beard are shaggy. He is dressed in clothes collected from all over the world, studded with large jewels, as if plucked from a casket of jewels from faraway lands. He carries a bright red ball with the autographs of the girls of the National Gymnastics Ensemble. He comes from their rehearsal. They’re preparing two routines against the backdrop of his music.