BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 3. The II
International "Winter Tale" Music Festival will begin in Gabala on
February 5, Trend
reports.


The event is organized by the Baku Music Academy named after
Uzeyir Hajibeyli, with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
"Gilan".


The Gabala Music Festival, which has been held in the summer
season since 2009, is now being held in the winter for the second
year in a row.


During the four days of the festival, a colorful program will be
presented to the audience at the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center in
Gabala. There will be concerts to suit different musical tastes:
vocal, chamber instrumental music evenings, solo performances,
flamenco-jazz, Azerbaijan-Spain, and Baku-Naples music evenings
will brighten up the cold winter season.


The first day of "Winter Tale" will be dedicated to the musical
heritage of the great composer Gara Garayev. People's Artists
Farhad Badalbeyli and Murad Adigezalzade, as well as the Azerbaijan
State String Quartet, will perform on stage.


The festival will have a grand opening on February 6.


The performers will include:


Conducted by Honored Artist Eyyub Guliyev, the Symphony
Orchestra of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet
Theater, Honored Artist Afag Abbasova (soprano), Aytaj
Shikhalizadeh (mezzo-soprano), Azer Zadeh (tenor), and Mahir
Taghizadeh (baritone). That night, a concert program will be
presented consisting of beloved works by Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino
Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Franz Legar, Musa Mirzayev, and other
Azerbaijani and world composers.


In addition to being a music festival, the Gabala Festival can
also be considered an important contribution to intercultural
dialogue. This year's festival is no exception in this sense. Thus,
on February 7, the "Baku-Naples: Musical Bridge" chamber music
evening, embodying the friendship between Azerbaijan and Italy,
will be held in Gabala. The audience will listen to works by
Azerbaijani and Italian composers.


On February 8, the Winter Tale International Music Festival will
close. Performers and dancers invited from Spain will take to the
stage at the flamenco-jazz music evening titled "Azerbaijan-Spain:
Two Countries, One Music."


Thus, during four days, Gabala will once again present an
unforgettable "Winter Tale" to music amateurs.


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