Armenian-Jewish violinist Nikolay Madoyan (born in 1973 in Yerevan) has got the confirmation by the Committee of the Guinness Book of Records that he set up a world record while playing the violin for 33 hours (with breaks of 5 minutes each hour). The playing took place in February 2017 in the Chamber Chamber Music Hall in Yerevan. Madoyan performed 59 selected works by various composers.