3rd Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival starts in Baku

The solemn opening ceremony of the 3rd Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival was held in Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall on September 18. The festival is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan.

Making a keynote speech at the festival Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev said Uzeyir Hajibeyli is a divine gift to the Azerbaijani people. Minister underlined that his creative heritage is valuable wealth not only for his people, but also for the mankind.

“As time goes by, Uzeyir’s works are loved more by the peoples of the world, his works know no bounds. The program of this year’s festival is very rich. Famous performers from Azerbaijan, Russia, UK, US, Austria, the Republic of Korea, Hungary, Germany and other countries are attending the festival,” he said.

Buta chamber choir under the leadership of Elnara Karimova performed works by Uzeyir Hajibeyli, other local and foreign composers. People’s artist Alim Gasimov and honored artist Fargana Gasimova performed pieces from Leyli and Majnun by Uzeyir Hajibeyli arranged by British composer Jonathan Rathbone.

Buta chamber choir was established on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in November, 2010. The main aim of the choir is to represent our republic by performing Azerbaijani choral music and various examples of the world music in the national and international festivals, events.

The 3rd Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

The festival will last until September 30.


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