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Classical music night commemorates memory of late Azerbaijani leader

13 December 2013 13:25 (UTC+04:00)
Classical music night commemorates memory of late Azerbaijani leader

By Nigar Orujova

The Heydar Aliyev Center on December 11 hosted a classical music night, featuring the Russian Tchaikovsky Great Symphonic Orchestra, to commemorate the memory of late Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev.

Conducted by Russian People's Artist Dmitry Liss, the orchestra first performed an overture from Koroglu opera of great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibayli.

Addressing the event, Liss said the program included works of Azerbaijani and foreign composers which Heydar Aliyev, himself, liked and listened to.

"This concert is special for us, because the majority of the orchestra members are those who had met with great leader Heydar Aliyev. Also there was warm relationship between Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev and art director and chief conductor of the orchestra, USSR People's Artist Vladimir Fedoseyev," he explained.

The orchestra performed works of prominent Azerbaijani composers Uzeyir Hajibayli, Gara Garayev, Fikrat Amirov, and Niyazi.

The audience also had the opportunity to listen to immortal works of world classic composers such as Johannes Brahms, Franz Waxman, Vincenzo Bellini, Giacomo Puccini, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and, Georgy Sviridov.

Accompanied by the orchestra, Azerbaijani People's Artist Samir Jafarov, Honoured Artist Aygun Zeynalova, soloist Afag Abbasova, and violinist Elvin Ganiyev also performed at the event.

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