15th Gabala International Music Festival concludes

The 15th Gabala International Music Festival, organized at the initiative of and by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Baku Academy of Music and Gilan, has come to an end.

In addition to Azerbaijan, this year's festival brought together musicians and dancers from Germany, Austria, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Russia and Vietnam.

The 15th Gabala International Music Festival concluded with a concert by the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli under the baton of Honored Artist Fuad Ibrahimov. People's Artists Azer Zeynalov (tenor) and Samir Jafarov (tenor), Honored Artist Elnara Mammadova (soprano), as well as Lala Murshudlu (soprano), performed during the concert.

The evening opened with Jahangir Jahangirov's "Victory Overture." It continued with Koroghlu's aria from Uzeyir Hajibeyli's opera "Koroghlu," the romance "My Country" by Asaf Zeynalli based on lyrics by Jafar Jabbarli, and Balash's aria from Fikrat Amirov's opera "Sevil." The concert also featured renowned works from the world opera repertoire.

Held since 2009, the Gabala International Music Festival has, over the years, brought together representatives of world music in one venue, becoming a key platform for international cultural dialogue.