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July 29, 2017

9th International Music Festival starts in Gabala

Amazing everybody with its fascinating nature, Gabala district again gathered music lovers around itself. The first concert of the 9th International Music Festival held in Gabala, with organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Gilan Holding, went down the history by performances of young musicians.

 

In accordance with the programme, on July 29, a concert with participation of well-known young pianists and musicians took place in the chamber hall of the Heydar Aliyev Congress Centre. At this concert, called “Supporting the youth”, the scene was let at the disposal of the youth, students of the Baku Music Academy Zuleykha Usubova (piano), Sheyda Alasgarova (flute), Jamila Asgarzadeh (violin), Ayten Ibrahimova (violin), Narmin Rzayeva (piano), Mahir Taghyzadeh (baritone) and Ilaha Sadykhzadeh performed.

 

Performances of Anar Mammadov, Mammad Rajabli, Emil Baghyrov and Sharif Baghyrov, the young members of the clarinet quartet “Clarte”, formed in 2016 by people’s Artist Shukur Samadov, were welcomed with much interest. Musicians performed “Rondino” by A.Vieta, “Love dance” by F.Amirov, “Rondo capriccioso” by K. Saint-Saëns, “The Lark” by I.Dobrinesku, “Perpettuum mobile” by I. Strauss, “Lezim dance” by J.Robe, “Dance of the goblins” by A.Bazzini, “Hungarian rhapsody” by Liszt, “5 Pieces” by S. Nazarov, “Aria by Mardan from Homeland Opera” by G.Garayev and J.Hajiyev, and aria by Figaro from “Figaro’s wedding” Opera by W.A.Mozart. The concert programme was welcomed by local and foreign onlookers with applauses.

 

World-renowned conductors, eminent musicians, ensembles from Russia, Israel, USA, Italy, Lithuania and Slovenia, soloists Oksana Yablonskaya, Dmitri Yablonski, Janna Gandelman, Mikhail Slatkin, Monika Zlobko Weigel, Massimo Marcelli, Stephen Deitz, Anna Serova, Roberto Molinelli, Nomeda Kazlaus etc. will take part in the international music festival to continue place until August 3rd. During the days of festival, concerts by the Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra named after U.Hajibeyli, the Symphonic Orchestra of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Baku Chamber Orchestra of the Baku Music Academy named after U.Hajibeyli, the Student Symphonic Orchestra of the Baku Music Academy named after U.Hajibeyli, “FeMusa” Chamber Orchestra, “Clarte” Clarinet Quartet, and “Furioso” Quartet will take place. 


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