Azerbaijani First Lady attends concert marking 5th jubilee of UNS Theater - PHOTOS

Fifth year jubilee of UNS Creative Scene was marked in Baku on April 23. A solemn concert was held at the theater on this occasion.

Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, MP Mehriban Aliyeva attended the event.

Russia’s legendary Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra performed at the concert. During its activities the orchestra presented over 10,000 concert programs. The orchestra, which performed at UNS scene under the conduct of its creative leader Boris Frumkin, is one of the world’s oldest musical bands. Established in 1934 the Oleg Lundtrem Orchestra was included in Guinness Book.

One of major peculiarities of the orchestra is strict follow up of jazz character, classical style of its performance, as well as use of national folk elements in the musical works. Therefore, original jazz works and musical arrangements sound in the performance of the orchestra.

The band has been always loyal to the chosen creative way and style. Oleg Lundstrem, a founder of the orchestra, believed that by overcoming any national, social and political obstacles, the language of jazz brings closer peoples and grants them an opportunity of dialogue.

Performance at the UNS scene, which gives preference to establishing a dialogue through jazz, was not accidental. The key idea of UNS theater, which is dedicated to bright memory of prominent orientalist-scientist Aida khanum Imanguliyeva, is interculture dialogue.

This essence of UNS Theater has found its reflection in all performances - plays of theaters invited from near and far foreign countries and creative searches of the theater band itself, and gifted a real joy to all those who came to this temple of art. Thus, UNS laid a foundation of new modern trend in the Azerbaijani theater art.

During the jubilee concert soloists from Baku performed songs by memorable Azerbaijani composer Tofik Guliyev in accompany of the orchestra. A performance by a winner of the Montreux Jazz Festival, talented Azerbaijani pianist Isfar Sarabskiy, was another surprise for spectators.

Different jazz compositions in the performance of a young singer from Moscow, Anna Buturlina, brought a special atmosphere to the evening.

At the end of the concert foreign guests, famous art and culture figures wished prosperity to Azerbaijan and new creative successes to UNS scene.


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