A concert by the Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra named after Gara Garayev takes place in Greece with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
On June 6, a concert by the Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra named after Gara Garayev took place at Megaro Muzikis Cultural Complex in Athens with the organizational support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and assistance by Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Greece.
The concert was attended by state and government officials of Greece, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Athens, local media and musicians.
Delivering a speech before the concert, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Greece Rahman Mustafayev emphasized the extending friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries in various spheres.
Bringing to attention that the first event of the “Musical Season of Azerbaijan” took place with an extensive information support, Rahman Mustafayev said the website www.azerbaijani-culture.gr, created on the basis of special information, aims to widely cover the activities of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and its president, Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, as well as a series of events planned to be held in Greece.
Then a concert by Azerbaijani musicians conducted by People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Teymour Goychayev started.
At the concert, works by world-renowned musicians such as Ástor Piazzolla, Pablo de Sarasate, Ernesto de Curtis were performed along with works by Uzeir Hajibeyli, Fikret Amirov, Gara Garayev, Jahangir Jahangirov, Niyazi and Vagif Mustafazadeh.
Singers Arzu Aliyeva, Maftun Safarli, as well as Aygun Zeynalova (soprano), Azer Rzayev (tenor), Murad Adygozalzadeh (fortepiano), Elvin Ganiyev (violin), Nijat Masimov (balaban), Elchin Shirinov (fortepiano), Shahriyar Imanov (tar) performed at the concert.
The concert was followed by the demonstration of publications prepared by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in recent years. Among the publications talking about the ancient and rich Azerbaijani culture, books devoted to the Azerbaijan National Art Museum, music instruments, manuscripts and various types of folk applied art, and disks devoted to pop, jazz, mugham and classic music, as well as works by Nizami and Mahsati were presented.
At the end, a dinner-party was hosted in honour of the guests.
