Yablonskaya: Azerbaijani people have beautiful music
By Laman Ismayilova
The 8th International Music Festival being held in the country’s Gabala region continues to entertain music enthusiasts with beautiful sounds of national and foreign musicians.
The Azerbaijani people have very beautiful music and great composers,” participant of the 8th Gabala International Music Festival, chair of the jury panel of the 4th International Piano Competition, world-renowned pianist Oksana Yablonskaya has told Azertag.
She hailed “excellent” organization of the Gabala festival. “Music lovers show great interest in this festival. My performance together with Ukrainian ‘Kyiv virtuosi’ chamber orchestra was given a standing ovation from the audience.”
An honorary academician of the UN International Art Academy and US Julianne Music Academy professor, Yablonskaya also shared her impressions about the piano competition. “I`m very happy that we have so many young talents at this contest. They show off their skills together with celebrated pianists. And this is very important,” she added.
The traditional Gabala festival started on July 30 will last until August 5, featuring many prominent musicians, art ensembles, soloists and conductors from Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the U.S., Italy, France, Spain, Israel, Lithuania and Cuba.
The grandiose festival will be finalized with the concert of "Kyiv virtuosos" orchestra.
Launched by Heydar Aliyev Foundation in 2009, Gabala International Music Festival is an annual open-air festival of classical music, as well as jazz and mugham. The festival is held on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of Culture and Tourism Ministry and Executive Power of Gabala region. Musicians’ performances take place under the open sky and in chamber concert halls of Gabala.
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