BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 5. The city of
Gabala, one of the most picturesque corners of Azerbaijan, has once
again opened its doors to art lovers and participants of the
International Music Festival. Organized by the Baku Music Academy
named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, with the support of the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, the Ministry of Culture, and "Gilan," the 2nd "Winter
Tale" International Music Festival – held for the second
consecutive year in Gabala – has brought art lovers together once
again as a continuation of the Gabala International Music Festival,
which has been traditionally organized in this city since 2009,
Trend
reports.
In accordance with the festival program, the first concert
program was presented to music lovers on the evening of February 5
at the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center in Gabala. In the concert
dedicated to the musical heritage of the great composer Gara
Garayev, People's Artists Farhad Badalbeyli and Murad Adigozalzade,
along with the Azerbaijan State String Quartet, performed.
Before the concert, Professor of the Baku Music Academy named
after Uzeyir Hajibeyli and People's Artist Zahra Guliyeva delivered
a speech, emphasizing that the 2nd Gabala "Winter Tale"
International Music Festival is a significant event for our
culture. She noted that one of the main features of the Gabala
International Music Festival is that chamber music evenings are
always organized before the official opening of the festival.
Today's chamber concert is dedicated to the cherished memory of the
prominent composer, public figure, and peerless teacher who raised
an entire generation of composers, People's Artist Gara Garayev,
who made irreplaceable contributions to the world's musical
treasury.
The concert featured Gara Garayev's "String Quartet No. 2 in A
minor" (two parts), music from the film "Man Settles," "Preludes in
A-major and F-major," R. Schumann's "Piano Quintet" (III and IV
parts), and J. Brahms' "Piano Quintet" (III and IV parts). The
performances presented by People's Artists Farhad Badalbeyli
(piano) and Murad Adigozalzade (piano), as well as the members of
the Azerbaijan State String Quartet—Nazrin Aslanli (violin),
Khayala Abdullayeva (violin), Vakhtang Imanov (viola), and Aleksey
Miltykh (cello) - were highly appreciated by the audience.
The program of the 2nd Gabala "Winter Tale" International Music
Festival is very rich. During the festival days, music lovers will
enjoy an interesting concert program by the Symphony Orchestra of
the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater conducted by
Honored Artist Ayyub Guliyev, listen to works by Azerbaijani and
Italian composers at the "Baku-Naples: Music Bridge" chamber music
evening, and have the opportunity to watch performances by invited
musicians and dancers from Spain at the flamenco-jazz music night
titled "Azerbaijan-Spain: Two Countries, One Music."
