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By Nazrin Gadimova

Azerbaijan's "Mirvariler" (Pearls) chamber orchestra held an amazing concert in Baku-based Church of the Savior on June 21.

The orchestra, consisting of talented young girls, performed famous classical pieces, including works of Azerbaijan's Vagif Mustafazade ("March"), Italian Giulio Caccini ("Ave Maria"), and Antonio Vivaldi ("Le quattro stagioni") under the artistic director and principal conductor, Professor Tofig Aslanov.

The orchestra also performed other works by world-famous composers such as Astor Piazzolla and Sergei Prokofiev.

Azerbaijan's world-famous opera singer, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Fidan Hajiyeva also performed at the concert. She sang Azerbaijani national song "Bazardan Alma" and "Besame Mucho" by Mexican composer Consuelo Velázquez Torres.

Winners of the international music competition Aytan Ibrahimova and Nargiz Agayeva also performed at the event, drawing applause of the audience. Ibrahimova amazingly performed Vivaldi's "Spring", while Agayeva played Mustafazade's "March", pleasing the fans of the Azerbaijani great jazz composer.

Astor Piazzolla's "Libertango" and "Fuga y Misteria" were met with incredibly strong applause. The audience was so excited about the performance, that they did not want the artists to leave the scene of the Kapellhaus.

Thus, all music-lovers spent Saturday evening in a comfortable atmosphere and got aesthetic pleasure from the concert, which was held with the support of the renewed Rapid Solutions Company, Day.Az and Trend Agency.

"Mirvariler" held its first concert in the Church of the Savior on February 22. The group performed famous works by Franz Schubert, Akshin Alizadeh, Henry Purcell, Astor Piazzolla, Fikrat Amirov, as well as Gara Garayev.