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The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists is underway in Baku.

As part of the festival, Honored Artists Shovgi Huseynov, Nargiz Kerimova, Saida Sharifaliyeva  brilliantly performed excerpts from world famous operettas.

The appearance on the same stage of Silva, the main character of the Emmerich Kalman operetta and Mashadi Ibad from Uzeyir Hajibayli's musical comedy "If Not That One, Then This One" delighted the audience.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will last until October 20.

The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. 

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

The project is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society host numerous concerts, master classes, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

Spectacular concert has been held at the International Mugham Center as part of the 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists.

The concert "Get to know us" was organized jointly with the Baku Main Culture Department.

The name of the concert program "Learn about us" is symbolic. The event brought together students of Baku music schools, who performed music pieces of world-famous composers.

During the concert, young talents had a chance to perform in front of a large audience, demonstrate their skills and get advice from professionals.

It should be noted that it was a big dream for young talents to perform at a concert within such a large-scale festival, and thanks to the support of the project organizers, this dream has come true.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will last until October 20.

The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. 

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

The project is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society host numerous concerts, master classes, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists has opened in Baku.

The opening ceremony took place in the Philharmonic Chamber and Organ Music Hall. 

The large-scale event is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support.

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

In his speech, Ramil Gasimov stressed that the festival is a major event in the country's cultural life.

He recalled that the first festival of vocalists was held in 2019. This year, the festival has acquired an international status.

"The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. I believe that this festival will be met with great interest and will turn into a real feast of music," Gasimov said.

The State Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Honored Artist Ayyub Guliyev performed at the festival's opening ceremony.

People's Artists Samira Jafarova, Gulnaz Ismayilova, Honored Artists Ramil Gasimov, Farida Mammadova, Sabina Asadova and Ilham Nazarov pleased the audience with baroque music. 

The first music piece performed at the evening was the overture from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice by Christoph Willibald von Gluck.

Next, the vocalists presented thrilled the listeners with solo and duet parts from operas and works by Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Bononcini, Georg Handel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Henry Purcell, Alessandro Scarlatti and others.

After the concert, Honored Artist, conductor Ayyub Guliyev shared his impressions with Trend Life.  The State Chamber Orchestra performed under his baton for the first time.

"The first festival had a very big resonance. And it is especially valuable for us that the project has acquired an international format in 2021. Famous opera soloists from foreign countries have been invited to participate in the festival. For the first time, the director of the Ankara Opera House, famous singer, soprano Feryal Turkoglu, soloist of the Ankara Opera House, baritone Umut Kosman, as well as talented Serbian soprano Marija Jelich. I would like to emphasize that the geography of the festival is expanding, new ties are being formed," said Guliyev.

Meanwhile, the festival's clothing ceremony will be timed to coincide with the International Opera Day.

"This is a great holiday, an event of tremendous importance for opera artists, conductors. This day is celebrated in many countries, but in Azerbaijan it has not been celebrated before. The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is a member of the Opera Europe Association. At the conference held by the association, I suggested celebrating the International Opera Day in Baku," he added.

Notably, the Association has its own virtual platform OperaVision with a multi-million audience, which broadcasts major cultural events and spectacular performances. 

The festival's final concert will be aired on the platform. The closing ceremony will take place at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on October 20.

Along with famous artists, a young vocalist, soloist of the orchestra of the Training and Education Center under the Azerbaijan Armed Forces Jalal Karimov performed at the baroque music evening.

Speaking about the event, the musician said that its a great honor for him to participate in such a large-scale international festival of vocalists. He expressed his gratitude to organizers for holding such project.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will last until October 20.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society host numerous concerts, master classes, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

A concert "Classical National Vocal Performance" has been solemnly held as part of the 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists. 

The concert was attended by teachers and students of the Azerbaijan National Conservatory, including People's Artist Gulnaz Ismayilova, Honored Artists Anar Shushaly, Zenfira Ismayilova, Aliahmad Ibrahimov, vocalist Taleh Yahyayev, students Nihad Orujov, Sema Gamzayeva,Jalal Malikli, Narmina Guliyeva,Zeynab Huseynova, Gunel Hajiyeva, Emin Huseynov and Ulker Guliyeva.

The musicians pleased the audience with the works by Uzeyir Hajibayli, Fikrat Amirov, Niyazi, Muslim Magomayev, Tofig Guliyev, Vasif Adigozalov, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, etc.

The concert aroused great interest among music lovers.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will last until October 20.

The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. 

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

The project is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society host numerous concerts, master classes, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

The first concert in the framework of the European tour of the jazz trio under the leadership of the world famous living legend of Azerbaijan Isfar Sarabsky took place.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Switzerland Fuad Iskanderov wrote about this on his Twitter page, Trend reports.

“I was glad to see the high professionalism of the trio, the full hall of spectators and their ovation to the musicians. I look forward to meeting Isfar and his team in Bern in November, ”he wrote.

Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has presented Uzeyir Hajibayli's operetta "The Cloth Peddler" as part of the 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists.

The main parts in the production were performed by People's Artist Guliaz Mammadova, Honored Artists Farid Aliyev, Inara Babayeva, Jahangir Gurbanov, Gulustan Aliyeva, Tural Aghasiyev, Sabina Vakhabzade and Sadig Malikov.

The operetta was conducted by Honored Art WorkerSevil Hajiyeva, stage director - Honored Art Worker Hafiz Guliyev.

"The Cloth Peddler" tells the love story of young Asgar, who wants to get married. He is a rich, successful businessman and has everything he could wish for except for one thing - a lovely wife. However, some old-fashioned traditions do not allow him to choose his own bride.

The plot of the musical comedy was taken from life by the author. So, women in the East have long worn a veil, they were not allowed to appear on the street with an open face. The girls got married, as a rule, at the will of their parents. The groom in most cases also saw his bride only after the wedding.

In the 20th century, this tradition began to be criticized. A new generation of young people wanted to get married with someone they love.

Uzeyir Hajibayli's operetta tells about young man who pretended a cloth peddler in order to see his future wife.

The musical comedy combines the traditions of European classical and Azerbaijani national music.

"The Cloth Peddler" was translated into 80 languages and staged in about 200 theaters in 80 countries.

In 2013, UNESCO celebrated the 100th anniversary of the operetta.

The 2nd Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will last until October 20.

The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. 

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

The project is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society host numerous concerts, master classes, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

A memorial evening dedicated to the People’s Artist of the USSR, Azerbaijan and Russia Tahir Salahov was held in the pavilion “Azerbaijan” at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Russian bureau of Report informs.

The event was opened by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.

“I am very glad to welcome you at the evening in memory of the outstanding artist Tahir Salahov. It seems to me very symbolic that today’s event is being held in the pavilion “Azerbaijan” at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, a city that is as dear to Tahir Salahov as his native Baku. Though Tahir Salahov conquered the whole world with his works, the main events of his life took place in Russia and Azerbaijan. It was here that his unique style and creative character were created,” Leyla Aliyeva said..

She noted that art makes the world a better place, and thanks to Tahir Salahov's works, everyone sees his world, a bright world, full of harmony and feelings: “We were lucky to live at the same time with this amazing person, communicate with him. It is love that lives in his works. Love for the Motherland, love for nature, love for people. The heroes of Tahir Salahov are his contemporaries. These are oil workers, writers, composers. He creates not images, but people. Therefore, looking at his works, we believe and feel them. His works are real and alive, like life itself,” said Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu noted that Tahir Salahov was a major public figure and did a lot to promote young artists: “He was a sensitive person, a great thinker, often helped with his advice not only to artists but also his friends.”

The ambassador thanked the guests for their presence at such a significant event. He highly appreciated the role of the Russian office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in building cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Russia.

Tahir Salahov’s grandson, artist Kaykhan Salahov, presented the video installation “Infinity” dedicated to the great master. He noted that his work is designed to attract the attention of the younger generation to the art of Tahir Salahov.

The author of the book “Dialogue,” which was presented to the guests of the memorable evening, Raya Abbasova told reporters about her history of meeting Tahir Salahov: “In the early 2000s, I interviewed him for the first time. Later we met more than once. When I was offered to work over a book dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Tahir Salahov, I agreed with great pleasure. I am infinitely grateful to Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva for the idea of ​​creating a book about Tahir Salahov.”

The event was attended by prominent figures of culture, art of Azerbaijan and Russia.

The Banksy painting that sensationally self-destructed three years ago after selling for $1.4 million at auction was resold by Sotheby’s Thursday for 18.6 million pounds, or $25.4 million, a record for the artist, Report informs referring to The New York Times.

The work, retitled by Banksy “Love Is in the Bin,” had been estimated to sell for $5.5 million to $8.2 million.

The artwork, which started as a spray-painted canvas from 2006 called “Girl With Balloon,” had been the last lot of Sotheby’s equivalent “Frieze Week” sale in October 2018.

Immediately after being bought in a telephone bid, for $1.4 million, an alarm went off in the salesroom. Sotheby’s staffers and the audience at the auction gasped as the painting slid through its elaborate gold frame and shredded, then jammed halfway through. It was carried out via a remote-controlled mechanism hidden in the frame. Sotheby’s declared afterward that it had been “Banksy-ed.”

The second Azerbaijan International Festival of Vocalists will be held in Baku on October 15-20.

The festival is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Palace with the Culture Ministry's support, Trend Life reported.

The author of the project idea and artistic director is Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov.

The Festival of Vocalists aims to develop and promote classical music in Azerbaijan. The project also focuses on the formation of good musical taste among young people. 

"Unlike the first festival, this year the project has an international status and is more ambitious. Famous musicians and music bands will take part in the festival this year. I believe that this festival will be met with interest and turn into a real feast of music," said Gasimov.

During the festival, famous Azerbaijani and foreign vocalists, including young talents, will perform masterpieces of the Azerbaijani and world classics, accompanied by the country's leading musical groups.

The Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the International Mugham Center, the Azerbaijani National Conservatory, Baku Musical Academy, and the Ganja State Philharmonic Society will host numerous concerts, masterclasses, presentations, scientific and practical conferences, and other events.

The grand opening ceremony will take place in the Philharmonic Chamber and Organ Music Hall. The State Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Honored Artist Ayyub Guliyev will perform at the festival's opening ceremony.

So far,  the Heydar Aliyev Palace will host a scientific and practical conference on the topic "World vocal performance and its foundations" on October 15.

On the same day, the audience will enjoy baroque music performed by People's Artists Samir Jafarova, Gulnaz Ismayilova, Honored Artists Ramil Gasimov, Farida Mamedova, Inara Babayeva, Sabina Asadova, and Ilham Nazarov.

The Azerbaijani National Conservatory will host "Classical National Vocal Performance" on October 16. 

Baku Music Academy will host a gala event "100 years of wealth" timed to its 100th anniversary.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater will stage Uzeyir Hajibayli's operetta "The Cloth Peddler".

International Mugham Center will host an event "Get to know us" and the concert  "Romances written on the words of Nizami Ganjavi" on October 17. 

Another event "From Ganja to Baku" will be held at the Ganja State Philharmonic on October 18.

The State Academic Musical Theater will present a program "Pearls of Azerbaijan Operetta". 

On the same day, the State Choir Capella will perform at the State Academic Philharmonic Hall.

The International Mugham Center will present the program "Pearls from the repertoire of Rashid Behbudov" on October 19. 

The book "Pearls of Vocal" will be presented at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on the same day. 

The festival's closing ceremony will take place at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on October 20.

The State Chamber Orchestra will perform at the State Philharmonic Hall on October 23.

The orchestra will perform under the baton of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist Fakhraddin Kerimov.

This concert is a bright event in the cultural life of the capital as fans of classical music will enjoy music pieces to be performed in Baku for the first time.

The program includes Anton Bruckner's "Intermezzo in D minor", Marco Enrico Bossi's "Intermezzi Goldoniani", Sergei Prokofiev's "Visions Fugitives", Victor Herbert's "Serenade".

In addition, Frangiz Alizade's "Dance" music piece  will be performed at the concert.

The Philharmonic Hall is a unique center of classical music, which perfectly unites seven performing groups, including the State Symphony Orchestra, the State Choir Capella, the State Chamber Orchestra, the State Piano Trio, the State String Quartet, the State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble as well as the State Orchestra of Folk Instruments.

Numerous international projects, music festivals, concerts of local and foreign musicians are regularly organized here.

Baku Music Academy's (BMA) 100th anniversary was marked with a gala concert on October 8.

The State Symphony Orchestra  performed under the baton of People’s Artist Yalchin Adigozalov and Honored Artist Fuad Ibrahimov.

On the same day, the audience enjoyed the performances of the State Song and Dance Ensemble.