Cadenza Orchestra to perform with renown flutist

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

Cadenza Contemporary Orchestra will perform at International Mugham Center on March 15

Renown flutist Avital Cohen (Switzerland-Israel) will perform in Baku for the second time. The musician previously  participated in the 4th Gara Garayev International Festival.

Avital's repertoire includes classic and interdisciplinary contemporary works. The talented flutist performs as a soloist and as a chamber musician with various ensembles in Azerbaijan, Switzerland, France, Japan and other countries.

The concert program will feature works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Antonio Vivaldi, Heinz Holliger, Arif Melikov, as well as the artistic director of the Cadenza orchestra, talented composer Turkar Gasimzade.

Founded in 2016, Cadenza orchestra aims at preserving the traditions of modern musical performance in Azerbaijan and developing  the traditions of modern musical ensembles created in the country.

The artistic director of the orchestra is the composer Turkar Gasimzade.

Since its foundation, Cadenza chamber orchestra has successfully performed at republican and international festivals.

In 2021, the orchestra performed a New Year concert at the International Mugham Center.

The concert titled "Joke and Dance" featured works of the classics of world and Azerbaijani music, including Joseph Haydn, Dmitry Shostakovich, Johann Strauss, Gara Garayev, John Cage and Olivier Messiaen.

In 2022, Cadenza Chamber Orchestra  performed a spectacular concert at the International Mugham Center.

The spectators enjoyed music pieces by  Azerbaijani and Japanese composers. The musicians brilliantly performed Aydin Azimov's "Bitiq" and Toru Takemitsu's Nostalghia.

The orchestra conducts musical and educational events in cities and regions, where it performs compositions related to all periods of music history.

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