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April 27, 2017

The 9th International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival comes to an end

Closing ceremony of the 9th International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival took place, April 27, at the Heydar Aliyev Palace.

 

The Academic Symphonic Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic named after Shostakovich - Russia’s Honoured Group, performed at the closing concert. Orchestra’s artistic director and chief conductor is People’s Artist of USSR Yuri Temirkanov, soloist Sergey Dogadin. Works by Sergey Prokofyev, Dmitry Shostakovich and Peter Tchaikovsky were performed.

 

The Festival has been organized in accordance with the Azerbaijani President’s Resolution “On Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Mstislav Rostropovich”.

 

The Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra, world-renowned musicians and groups from foreign countries – the Saint-Petersburg Academic Symphonic Orchestra - Russia’s honoured group, the Vienna-Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Dresden Staatscapella - performed at the Festival, held with the joint support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.


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