BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. The 18th Uzeyir
Hajibayli International Music Festival, organized by the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, is taking place from
September 18 through September 30.
This was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.
According to the information, the Ministry of Culture’s
Scientific, Methodological and Qualification Center for Culture
(MEMİM) has been organizing lecture-concerts titled “Pearls of Art”
as part of the festival for the second year in a row.
On September 22, a lecture-concert took place at ADA University
as part of the project. The event, held with the support of the
Uzeyir Hajibayli Baku Music Academy, Azerbaijan State University of
Culture and Arts, ADA University, and the International Mugam
Center, was attended by ADA University Rector Professor Hafiz
Pashayev, faculty and students of the university, as well as
guests.
In her welcome remarks, ADA University Vice Rector Gunay
Ziyadova provided information about the events organized by the
university as part of the Uzeyir Hajibayli Festival. She expressed
her satisfaction with the implementation of the project dedicated
to the great composer at the university and expressed her gratitude
to the organizers.
Jahangir Salimkhanov, an advisor to the Minister of Culture,
stated that the Uzeyir Hajibayli International Music Festival, now
in its 18th year, is one of the most significant events in
contemporary cultural history and serves to promote and raise
awareness of the legacy of Uzeyir Bey.
Jahangir Salimkhanov noted that Uzeyir Bey’s talent, mastery,
and dedication have always served as a true example for young
people.
Vugar Gumbatov, Director of MEMIM, Doctor of Arts, and Associate
Professor, noted that the project aims to highlight the outstanding
contribution of the great composer Uzeyir Hajibayli to the
development of our musical culture and to introduce a wider
audience, especially the younger generation, to his artistic
masterpieces. The director expressed his gratitude to the
leadership of ADA University for creating the conditions for this
event.
The event then continued under the guidance of MEMIM staff
member Saadat Tahmirazgizi, Ph.D. in Arts and Honored Worker of
Culture.
A lecture was delivered by Leyla Zohrabova, Ph.D. in Arts and
Associate Professor, on Uzeyir Hajibayli’s outstanding contribution
to the development of Azerbaijani musical culture.
The artistic portion of the event featured musical and dance
pieces from the works of Uzeyir Hajibayli, performed by the
Jahangirov Choir of the International Mugam Center (artistic
director: Tarana Yusifova, winner of the Presidential Award),
students from ADA University, the “Detaşe – SABAH” violin ensemble
of the U. Hajibayli Baku Music Academy, as well as faculty and
students from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and
Arts.
The program also featured an aria from the opera “Nargiz” by the
renowned composer Muslim Magomayev and Emil Afrasiyab’s composition
“Phraseology,” based on works by U. Hajibayli.
All musical and dance performances were met with applause from
the audience.
The next lecture-concert, as part of the “Pearls of Art”
project, will take place at Khazar University on September 28.
