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Spectacular concert has been solmenly held at the International Mugham Center.

Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the event which marked the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year.

Famous pianist Murad Huseynov delighted the audience with works of national and foreign composers.

The concert featured Claude Debussy's "Moonlight", Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine", Frederick Chopin's "Nocturne", "Waltz" and Polonaise", Vasif Adygozalov's "Prelude", Adil Babirov's "Prelude-Scherzo" as well as "Dedication" by Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann.

The pianist shared the same stage with famous conductor Javad Taghizade (violin). The musicians captivated listeners with Bela Bartok's Romanian Dances for Piano and Violin

At the end of the concert, Murad Huseynov, Honored Artist Sahib Pashazade (tar), Javad Taghizade (violin) and Seymour Hasanov (accordion) performed excerpts from famous music pieces.

The Times has listed Heydar Aliyev Center amongst the best architecture of the past decade.

"Built on the site of a former Soviet munitions factory, the center's architecture embodies an enlightened philosophical framework. Its fluid forms promise to open and engage Azerbaijan’s culture with an act of attraction rather than imposition," the message said.

Named "Design of the Year" by London’s DesignMuseum, the centre was cited as "a masterwork of invention and execution."

One of the internationally recognized architectural works, the building of the Heydar Aliyev Center has become a signature landmark of modern Baku.

Designed by architect Zaha Hadid, the center is noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles.

As a symbol of tasks assigned to the center, the logo of Heydar Aliyev Center also reflects the motto of passing the national and universal values, traditions of statehood to the future generations. And the motto is "To the Future with Values".

Heydar Aliyev Center is a complex construction, which includes an auditorium (congress center), a museum, exhibition halls and administrative offices. Following a design competition in 2007, Zaha Hadid Architects was chosen to oversee the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center.

The Center holds exhibitions and concerts with the purpose of supporting the development of culture and introducing world culture to Azerbaijan, and expands the relations between countries and people through its projects.

World-famous pianist and composer Isfar Sarabski has hold a press conference at International Mugham Center.

The press-conference was timed to the release of "Horses of Karabakh" music piece, recorded in partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG).

Speaking about new project, Isfar stressed the importance of cooperation with famous music label.

The musician dreamed of cooperation with the Warner Music Group (WMG), one of the world's largest music companies.  

Despite the fact that negotiations on cooperation were held in London, the final decision was made after the musician's performance at Jazzahead festival held in Germany.

The large-scale festival has very strict rules for the selection of participants. Only 17-18 out of 300 were selected for participation in the festival.

At press conference, Isfar Sarabski also spoke about the upcoming albums.

His first album will feature jazz music. The album's release is scheduled for June,2020. Music lovers have a chance to enjoy two new tracks before the album release. 

The music album will be presented in Hamburg on June 11-12, 2020. Two performances will be organized as part of the music release. All concert tickets have already been sold out.

His second album will feature electronic music. The first single is expected in August-September 2020. The album will be released at the end of 2020.

Speaking about collaborate with Azerbaijani musicians, Isfar replied that he did not exclude such a possibility.

The press conference ended with the performance of new music piece.

Isfar Rzayev, better known as Isfar Sarabski, is the great-grandson of opera singer Huseyngulu Sarabski. His musical talent manifested itself at an early age.

Musician began playing the piano at the age of seven. Sarabski studied classic piano for eleven years at the Bulbul Music School. After that, he continued his education at the Baku Music Academy.

He completed his studies at the Academy in 2011, graduating as a classical concert pianist. In the same year the pianist received a scholarship from the Berklee Music College, Boston, and the U.S.

After that, the musician formed the Isfar Sarabski Trio with Moscow-based musicians Alexander Mashin (drums) and Makar Novikov (bass). The trio has performed in many festivals and concert venues across North America and Europe.

Azerbaijan's young virtuoso has performed in the most prestigious concert halls, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Miles Davis Hall, the Vibrato Jazz Club, Jazz Club Ronnie Scott's, the Zinco Jazz Club, the Konzerthaus, Asphalt Jazz Club, Duc des Lombards Jazz Club, Porgy & Bess Jazz Club, Bird’s Eye Jazz Club and the Apollo Theater.

Now, the musician continues to delight his fans around the world.

Famous artists Ashraf Ibrahimov and Said Ibrahimov have displayed their art works art at Modern Art Museum.

More than 50 graphics works and paintings are on display at the exhibition, Azertag reported.

Addressing the event, the head of the Modern Art Museum shared his impressions about the exhibition. He noted  that the museum holds various exhibitions on a regular basis.

Said Ibrahimov then informed art lovers about the works presented at the exhibition. He noted that the exhibition displays 11 paintings of his father, talented artist Ashraf Ibrahimov.

The artist stressed that the exhibition presents his works dedicated to great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi.

In connection with the 650th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet, President Ilham Aliyev declared 2019 the Year of Nasimi. Numerous scientific institutions, cultural centers, institutions and organizations are holding a series of events dedicated to the poet.

Works of national artists aroused great interest of art lovers. The exhibition will be open for visitors for a week.

Fascinating fashion show has been held in Baku. The event was organized by Art Production to mark the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and the New Year.

The fashion show featured young models and their mothers in stunning dresses. The winners of the catwalk contest were chosen by Honored Art Worker Samira Aliyeva, honored Artists Husniya Murvetova and Elza Seidjahan, composer Maryam Alibayli and artist Ilgar Akbarov.

Among girls, the first place went to Fidan Novruzlu, Havva Azayeva was placed second, while Nilay Aliyeva ranked third.

Karim Karimzade was named best model among boys. Emil Aliyev took the second place, while Javid Nazaraliev was third.

Young models and their family members were awarded with diplomas and valuable prizes.

A photo exhibition has solemnly opened at Heydar Aliyev Center as part of "My Azerbaijan" photo contest.

The exhibition features a wonderful selection of 165 photographs that capture the country's beautiful nature, ancient history, rich culture and social life of people.

Over 3,000 photographs were submitted to the competition announced by the Regional Development Public Association and Orkhan Aslanov Studio.

The photo contest aims at increasing young people's interest in photography and discovering young talents.

Famous photographer Orkhan Aslanov, who spoke at the event, expressed his gratitude to the Heydar Aliyev Center and the Regional Development Public Association for hosting the exhibition. He stressed  that the main goal of the project was to bring together non-professional photographers.

Moreover, it is planned to conduct trainings on the art of photography and organize photo exhibitions in the country's regions.

The winner was determined based on the number of photos liked on the contest's Instagram page and by decision of the jury.

According to the results, Sanan Musaev, Suleiman Suleimanli and Nijat Adigozalov were awarded with valuable gifts and diplomas

Marvelous performance has been presented in honor of the 650th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet Imadaddin Nasimi and the Year of Nasimi in Azerbaijan.

The Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev, prominent public and art figures were among the guests of the event.

The performance was created on the basis of the work "Passion Nasimi" by the chairman of  the Azerbaijani Composers' Union, People’s Artist Firangiz Alizadeh.

"Nasimi Passion" has already been recorded and sold out in many countries. Many listeners still remember its successful world premiere in Amsterdam.

The new performance, which is a project of the Culture Ministry, was staged by the Russian choreographer Edvald Smirnov together with his counterpart famous national choreographer Jeyhun Gubadov.

The project brought together the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, the State Choir, the Fikrat Amirov State Song and Dance Ensemble as well as the winners of "Nasimi poetry" contest

The musical director and conductor of the performance was People's Artist, Professor Fakhraddin Karimov, choirmaster-artistic director of the Azerbaijan State Choir, People's Artist Gulbaji Imanova, costume and sketch Designer - Nazim Yunusov.

The role of Nasimi was played by the young soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Taleh Yakhyayev, who brilliantly demonstrated his vocal range. The performance totally captivated the audience.

Seyyid Imadeddin Nasimi was a great Azerbaijani poet and eminent figure in the poetry and philosophical thought of the Orient. He was the founder of the school of philosophical poetry in the Azerbaijani language.

The poet created myriads of works in Azerbaijani, Persian and Arabic. The poet wrote about 300 poems, including ghazals, gasidas ("lyrics"), and rubais (quatrains). Nasimi’s Turkic Divan is considered his most important work, which contains 250-300 ghazals and more than 150 rubais.

His poetry is rooted in the social, political and cultural development of the countries of the Near and Middle East, and especially of his homeland, Azerbaijan.

After his death, Nasimi's works continued to exercise a great influence on many Turkic language poets such as Fuzuli (1483–1556), Khatai (1487–1524).

In connection with the 650th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet, President Ilham Aliyev declared 2019 the Year of Nasimi. Numerous scientific institutions, cultural centers, institutions and organizations are holding a series of events dedicated to the poet.

The Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts, and Spirituality was held for the second time from September 28 to October 1, 2019 in the country. The festival was organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Culture.

World-famous scholars and poets, philosophers, artists, music, dance and theater groups took part in the festival.

The House-Museum of prominent Azerbaijani writer Jalil Mammadguluzadeh has solemnly opened after major overhaul.

The Culture Minister Abulfas Garayev viewed conditions created at the house-museum of the well-known writer and satirist.

At the opening ceremony, the head of the Cultural Ministry's Department for work with museums and cultural heritage control Azada Huseynova, the head of Baku City Main Cultural Department  Jalil Malikov informed Abulfas Garayev about the museum’s activities.

New expositions were presented at the museum after major overhaul.  In addition, museum visitors can take a virtual journey through the new IP technology.

The Minister then viewed copies of satirical magazine "Molla Nasreddin". He was also informed about the number of museum visitors after overhaul.

The house-museum of the famous writer and founder of the satirical magazine "Molla Nasreddin" was opened in 1994 in honor of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh.

The museum is located in 5 rooms, each of which is devoted to a specific period in the life of the creator. The house museum stores about 500 exhibits.

The exhibits reflect Jalil Mammadguluzadeh’s childhood, youth and education memories, school activities, his first journalistic and literary activity.

There is an editorial office of "Molla Nasraddin" magazine in the house museum. Here is a map covering the spread of the works of the writer in the world.

The name "Molla Nasraddin" was inspired by the 13th century Sufi wise man with a good sense of humor. His stories had a subtle humor and was very popular in public.

The magazine regularly published the works of talented Azerbaijani writers and pressmen, such as M.A.Sabir, N.Narimanov, A.Haqverdiyev, M.S.Ordubadi, O.F.Nemanzadeh, Ali Nazmi, A.Gamkusar etc.

The magazine was banned several times in 1912, 1914 and 1917.

Despite all odds, the publication managed to stay in print over 25 years (1906-1931).

Forbes Russia has included the book by the Azerbaijani writer Elchin Safarli in the list of the 12 best-selling novels of 2019.

"The house where the light is on" is a story of love, loss and finding of the long-awaited peace. Written in the epistolary genre, this book includes frank, happy and sad letters addressed by the grandmother to her granddaughter, with whom she is not even familiar.

The book consists of letters from the main character Anna. She writes them to her granddaughter Flora, but never sends them. In the letters, she speaks of her life, love and shares her experiences. Through his heroes, Safarli tries to uncover the very concept of love - a sense of something multifaceted and deep. He says that there is no wrong love, just as there are no ugly colors.

The author dedicated the book to his Russian grandmother Anna Pavlovna. 

Notably, the magazine included his "Tell me about the sea" in the top-20 best-selling novels and collections of 2016.

Elchin Safarli's stories collected in his books are often part of his life, which he shares with readers.

Safarli's works have gained immense popularity and their number is already quite large. The author is famous for his amazing laconic style of writing.

From the age of 12, his works were published in local youth publications. Safarli is the author of the bestsellers "Sweet salt of the Bosphorus" and "There without coming back".

The novel "Sweet salt of the Bosporus" earned the approval of the Nobel laureate for literature Orhan Pamuk. The famous Turkish writer, with whom Safarli met at the 11th Congress of the Azerbaijan Writers Union, presented the review to his first book.

"When I talk to this talented young man, I am convinced that the world literature still has a future," Pamuk said. 

Therefore, the Russian press nicknamed Safarli "the young Orhan Pamuk", and the author received the "Discovery of the Year" title in 2008.

In 2011, Safarli produced the short film "Alone with everyone".

Elchin Safarli's stories collected in his books are often part of his life, which he shares with readers.

Safarli's works have gained immense popularity and their number is already quite large. The author is famous for his amazing laconic style of writing.

The Old City Museum Center has signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation with the Kazan Kremlin Historic-Architectural and Art museum-Reserve.

The contract implies cooperation in the field of exchange of experience between specialists in museum filed, holding of exhibitions, round tables and seminars.

The document was signed by the director of the Old City Museum Center  Amina Malikova and the Kazan Kremlin Historic-Architectural and Art museum-Reserve Zilya Valeeva.

The Cultural Minister of Tatarstan  Irada Ayupova took part in the ceremony.

At the meeting, the Minister noted that the Kazan Kremlin was built in the 10-11th centuries.

In 2000, the Kazan Kremlin, like the Old City , was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Old City Museum Center  is a structural division of the Administration of the Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve.

The Centre is open to the public with the legendary Maiden Tower, the Shirvanshahs' Palace Complex that witnessed a thousand-years old history, Gala State Historical -Ethnographic Reserve Museum, Siratagli (arched -shaped) Religious–Architectural Complex that never loses its sanctity as the centuries passed, and Beyler Mosque that unites the time and the people with the feeling of love to humanity.

The Museum Center aims to introduce its own rich history, diverse culture and homeland Azerbaijan to all over the world.

The Kazan Kremlin is the medieval fortress with a regular planning and building system of the 16th-19th centuries, with revealed archaeological fragments of fortifications and structures of the llth-12th centuries. It includes several historically shaped architectural-archaeological complexes: this is the complex of fortification structures, the Kul Sharif mosque, the Governor's House with Syuyumbike tower, the Annunciation Cathedral with Consistory and Bishop's House, Public Offices and much more.