BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. A classical music
evening dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide
was held in the city of Haifa, Israel, the State Committee on Work
with Diaspora told Trend.
The event took place at The Krieger Center for the Performing
Arts with the support of the Azerbaijan Diaspora Support Fund and
was organized by the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.
The Committee noted that the memory of the heroic sons of the
Motherland who sacrificed their lives for Azerbaijan’s freedom and
territorial integrity, as well as the victims of the Khojaly
genocide, was honored with a minute of silence.
People’s Artist of Azerbaijan and conductor Yalchin Adigozalov
provided detailed information about the Khojaly tragedy, recalling
the atrocities committed against the Azerbaijani people on the
night of February 26, 1992. A video dedicated to the genocide was
also screened.
The artistic segment of the evening featured performances by the
Haifa Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Adigozalov. Works by
prominent Azerbaijani composers, including Uzeyir Hajibeyli, Asaf
Zeynalli, Gara Garayev, Fikrat Amirov, Tofig Guliyev, Arif Malikov,
and Vasif Adigozalov, were performed. Soloists Kamelia Ioffe, Lev
Solodnikov, and Aleksandr Kotlyar delivered moving performances,
creating an emotional atmosphere for the audience.
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