BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. Future areas of
cooperation were discussed in Beijing between the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation and the China Conservatory of Music, Trend reports.
The Communist Party Secretary of this music institution, Wang
Xudong, expressed satisfaction with the existing relations with the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Wang Xudong noted that the China
Conservatory of Music is one of the country's prestigious higher
education institutions providing music education. He stressed the
importance of cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of musical
art. During the conversation, opportunities for joint activities
with the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in this direction were
discussed.
Representative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, head of the
working group on Azerbaijan-China interparliamentary relations
Soltan Mammadov noted the fruitful results of the projects
implemented by the Foundation to promote the Chinese language and
culture in Azerbaijan. It was noted that the promotion of our
national music in a country with such a rich cultural heritage as
China will contribute to the further strengthening of cultural
relations between the two peoples.
During the meeting, students and faculty exchanged views on
Azerbaijani musical heritage, national musical instruments, mugham,
jazz, ethno-jazz, and Azerbaijani jazz traditions, and various
samples of Azerbaijani music were performed. Books on Azerbaijani
culture donated to the Chinese Conservatory of Music by the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation were presented.
At the same time, Azerbaijani artists held master classes for
Chinese students. During his visit to Azerbaijan, famous Chinese
zurna player Zhang Qianyuan performed pieces of Azerbaijani tunes
that he had learned on the zurna musical instrument and shared his
impressions of our culture.
